Yale Daily News

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New dog is the bomb for YPD

Contributing Reporter
Published Thursday, November 9, 2006

Most police officers wear their badges on their uniforms, but one of the newest members of the Yale Police Department wears his badge on a collar.

Eli, a two-year-old black Labrador, is technically referred to as the “Explosive Ordinance Detection Canine.” But behind the serious name lies a fun-loving dog with an appetite that never ceases and an affinity for chasing squirrels.

Eli and his handler, Officer Charles Hebron, recently become part of the joint Yale-New Haven Bomb Squad. Yale Police Department Chief James Perrotti decided that it was time for the Department to...

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