{"id":232,"date":"2023-12-04T17:23:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2023-12-04T17:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:23:21","slug":"shelter-dog-gets-adopted-by-police-department-officially-sworn-in-as-first-paw-trol-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Shelter dog gets adopted by police department, officially sworn in as first \u201cpaw-trol officer\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"5c53f654ecb6b2e2c397431cfdb6dd0a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:99px 0 99px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M926082ScriptRootC1556461\"><\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/m\/a\/makamuki.com.1556461.js\" async><\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>When a shelter pit bull mix won the hearts of a police department, it led to an inspiring happy ending \u2014 and a new job!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, a dog named Bolo from the Christian County Animal Shelter got an opportunity to go on patrol with officers from the Hopkinsville Police Department, as the first dog in their \u201cPawtrol Wednesday\u201d program.,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6.png 500w, https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-6-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But in an unexpected turn of events, the officers were so won over by the beautiful shelter dog that they couldn\u2019t say goodbye at the end of the day \u2014 they decided to adopt him for good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t think it would lead to a new member of the HPD family. But then Bolo arrived and stole everyone\u2019s hearts,\u201d a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityofHopkinsville\/posts\/pfbid0293ojiLXvnorLk5CfGbXwy8W3gDKZrekHQ9yEG33Xz6b7PNMpLYfFBNMnSRaE5tS2l?__cft__[0]=AZV7JC3FodUZc3hDvE7GBVlAM3JS342huwMaTXFz7X4UJY4WZvx6fDXsPiUp0TYTFe5ODYNe3OsMVMQLRF4WfRVu2gCiRFw_Bri2dtdWcM1so3HHxf-QSnbZpsQVZeB8KQg0MF_M-jLwNUBrmjFUvVpPRROVNtWbBkchXpT1fDNXVSfgYDGodLHEkMG1WoQ2WoABlkosvWne2vM6a_KkT4nz&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-y-R\">Facebook post from the City of Hopkinsville Local Government<\/a>\u00a0reads, saying that Bolo \u201cshowed up for a one-day visit and ended up finding his fur-ever home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7.png 493w, https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-7-300x444.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen it came time for him to go back that day, they got him in his cage, and he kind of dropped his head and whimpered, and everybody\u2019s heart melted, and we decided to adopt him,\u201d HPD Police Chief Jason Newby said in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityofHopkinsville\/videos\/296156699855234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-04-181709.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-04-181709.png 507w, https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-04-181709-300x299.png 300w, https:\/\/makamuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-04-181709-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only did they adopt Bolo, they decided to make him an official member of the Hopkinsville Police Department\u2026 complete with his very own swearing-in ceremony!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a Hopkinsville City Council meeting this month, Bolo was sworn in by Mayor JR Knight as \u201cHPD\u2019s very first Paw-trol Officer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bolo signed an oath (via his pawprint) to \u201csolemnly swear to support the citizens of the City of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to follow this sweet pup\u2019s career on the force,\u201d city officials wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-we-love-animals wp-block-embed-we-love-animals\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"muE4h1LQVH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theanimalclub.net\/dogs\/shelter-dog-gets-adopted-by-police-department-officially-sworn-in-as-first-paw-trol-officer\/\">Shelter dog gets adopted by police department, officially sworn in as first &#8220;paw-trol officer&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Shelter dog gets adopted by police department, officially sworn in as first &#8220;paw-trol officer&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; We Love Animals\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theanimalclub.net\/dogs\/shelter-dog-gets-adopted-by-police-department-officially-sworn-in-as-first-paw-trol-officer\/embed\/#?secret=EdIPxWFR1j#?secret=muE4h1LQVH\" data-secret=\"muE4h1LQVH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HopkinsvillePD\/posts\/pfbid0kEqA4sH68KSymxrP6TKRwLxr9RcYDDouByWJ4kWz9uhShKjkKUKhRmxt1soWDNZVl\">Hopkinsville Police Department said<\/a>&nbsp;that three police dispatchers were also sworn in at the same ceremony from their Emergency Communication Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since being officially sworn in, Bolo has embraced his new duties as a member of the HPD and his community. 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