East Hartford PD K-9 Academy celebrates graduation day [Video]

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — The East Hartford Police Department, renowned for its K-9 Training Program, held a graduation ceremony Tuesday for both the handlers and the dogs who made it through 12 weeks of course work.

School started in early September followed by weeks of training. At the Community Cultural Center in East Hartford, six K-9 teams from police departments around the area have now graduated.

“We are graduating six K-9 officers and their partners going to the towns of Windsor, East Hartford, Cromwell, Newington, and Easthampton, Massachusetts.” said Sgt. Todd Mona, a veteran East Hartford officer and lead trainer for the K-9 Academy. “We have some extremely talented, extremely driven dogs here.”

Officer Ally Finik and partner K-9 Tiger will soon join the force at the Windsor Police Department as a team. 

“Everyone in the class …