SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A new police K-9 has joined the ranks of the Shelby Township Police Department.

On Oct. 7, the Shelby Township Police Department introduced its newest member of the force, K-9 officer CJ, during the Shelby Township Board of Trustees meeting.

“This is an important evening here,” Township Clerk Stanley Grot said. “I know it’s going to look cute and fuzzy, but CJ is going to officially become an officer today.”

Throughout October, police officer Justin Goebel, CJ’s handler, is putting the dog through the K-9 Academy, where he will be certified in narcotics and tracking.

Goebel named the dog in honor of his friend, Sgt. Colin James Rose, a Wayne State University police officer and K-9 handler who was killed in the line of duty in November 2016 at the age of 29.

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