Deluzio Helps Police Dog Find a Home with Coraopolis Police Department
CARNEGIE, PA – Last week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced he had delivered more than $2.2 billion in federal dollars back to the people and communities of Western Pennsylvania. As of this week, Congressman Deluzio adds something priceless to that tabulation: his office helped the Coraopolis Police Department secure a new police dog—at no cost to the department.
In August 2023, Congressman Deluzio announced funding for a K-9 unit in the North Hills. After hearing that other police departments in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District also had interest in securing K9 units, his office worked to try and find resources to help. The Coraopolis Police Department was one that Congressman Deluzio’s office has been working with to secure funding for a police dog.
Following reporting that the Tarentum Police Department was gifted an 18-month-old police dog that they did not accept, Congressman Deluzio and his team alerted the Coraopolis PD—hoping that the K-9, named Ikon, might be a fit for their department. Following that connection, the Coraopolis department reached out to the dog’s donor, and now the German Shepherd Ikon is safely in Coraopolis, bonding with his new partner Officer Dan McMurtrie. Ikon is the police department’s second K-9 and will be certified in dual-purpose narcotics.
“My office is always on the lookout for ways to support public safety and police in Western PA,” said Congressman Deluzio. “When we heard that the Coraopolis Police Department was seeking a police dog, we began working on ways to try and help. I am so glad that my team was able to help facilitate bringing this police dog to Coraopolis. This is a win for the safety of the whole region, and this is what my work is all about.”
“Thanks to Congressman Deluzio our police department was able to use the information he provided to obtain K-9 Ikon,” said Coraopolis Police Chief Jason Stewart. “I would like to sincerely thank Congressman Deluzio for all his help.”
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