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Winning name revealed for newest member of the Niagara police K9 unit

  • By: Aaron McCormack
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Niagara police have revealed the winning name for the newest member of the police K9 unit.

Police launched a contest last month for residents to submit their name suggestions for the 11-month-old English Pointer.

At the time, police said the 51-lbs pup had a “nose meant for tracking.”

On Tuesday, police tweeted the pup will now go by the name Maximus Tracker.

Police said the winning name came from a class at a school in the Niagara Catholic District School Board.

The new recruit will join the Niagara Regional Police Service Canine Unit as a search and rescue dog to help find vulnerable and missing persons as well as to assist with ground searches for evidence.

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