Plainfield Police Getting Second K-9 Unit

The new dog, who will take over when current K-9 Aron retires, will be used as a drug detection and patrol service dog.

The ranks of the Plainfield Police Department will increase this summer with the addition of a new four-legged officer. The Plainfield Village Board on Monday signed off on a proposal to add a second K-9 unit to the department, at a cost of $17,100.61. The money, which will come from the department’s asset forfeiture fund, will cover the cost of the new working dog, plus training for the pooch and its handler and lodging during a six-week training session this spring in Pennsylvania, according to Chief John Konopek. Get Plainfield news delivered right to your inbox – sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. The dog will join Aron, a German shepherd who has served as Plainfield’s police dog for nearly eight years, Konopek said. …

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