Monticello K-9 unit achieves certification

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. In early November, the Monticello Police Department (MPD) announced the launch of the city's very first official K-9 drug detection unit, as it added K-9s Loretta and Chops to their law-enforcement team. These dogs were made available through the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, who were looking to donate the siblings to a working K-9 program. Before this, Monticello had never before had a K-9 drug detection unit. Over the last several months, Chops and