The Kincaid Police Department is congratulating a new K9 Graduate.  Aiden Merker graduated from the Illinois State Police K9 Academy class #85.  Merker is a Taylorville High School graduate who currently works for the Kincaid Police Department as a K9 officer.  According to Kincaid Police Chief DJ Mathon, Merker has been a great asset to the department since he started last year. Mathon says that they have added the canine position to help combat the drug abuse problem in the Kincaid area.  The canine will also be used to help the Community Action Team fight drug crimes throughout the county.