Photos, Video: Eight Awesome Dogs Join The MTA Police K9 Unit
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MTA Police Officer Nelson Hernandez and Geo
The graduating class.
"Stiehl" named in memory of MTA Police Lieutenant Kristin Stiehl Murray.
"Mikey" named in memory of MTA Police Officer Michael Aurisano.
"Matty" named in memory of Specialist Matthew E. Baylis of the U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Division, Fort Carson.
"Jake" named in memory of Specialist Jacob Fletcher of the U.S. Army Company C, 2nd Battalion Airborne, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy
"Glen" named In Memory of NYPD Police Officer Glen Pettit.
"George" named in memory of NYPD Police Officer George Wong.
"Geo" named In Memory of Staff Sergeant Jorge M. Oliveira of the U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, 50th Brigade Combat Team.
"Buck" named in memory of Lance Corporal Gregory T. Buckley Jr. of the U.S. Marine Corp. USMC 3rdBattalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
MTA Police Officer Jason Wharton, Mikey and the family of late MTA Police Officer Michael Aurisano
Getting his badge!
The family of late Specialist Matthew E. Baylis with MTA Police Officer Eric Heimbauer and Matty
Even though these dogs are on the job, they are also crowd-pleasingly cute.
Mikey enjoys petting AND his graduation gift.
Matty's K9 badge