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WAYNE - WESTLAND
WAYNE - WESTLAND

Westland OK's purchase of 2 new K-9 officers

Two new recruits will soon be wel- Service.”
comed to the Westland Police Ofc. Andrew Teschendorf and Ofc.
Department. Derek Trosper were selected to
Members of the city council become the new K9 handlers in the
approved the purchase of two department working with new K-9
German Shepherds for the depart- officers Odin and Rio.
ment, along with essential equipment The Westland Police Department
for the new 'officers,' training and cer- has partnered with The K9 Academy
tifications for the police department. Training located in Taylor for the
The $25,200 expense for the new past 25 years, officials said and added
canines was funded in part by dona- that The K9 Academy is one of the
tions to the Westland Police most highly respected Police K9
Community Partnership Foundation, Training centers in the State of
donations from community organiza- Michigan.
tions and Westland Police Drug The dogs will be purchased,
Forfeiture Funds. Future training trained and certified through the pro-
costs of $1700 annually will be funded gram which will begin this month.
through the police operating budget. Both officers will be required to
The department has retired both complete a 4-month training acade-
of the police K9 Unit dogs, during the my with their canine partners and
past two years, explained Police the team will be required to pass an
Chief Jeff Jedrusik during the Oct. 5 extensive certification course as part
meeting of the city council. of this training. The K9 team will con-
“K9s Hemi and Narco served the tinue weekly training to maintain
City of Westland well,” Jedrusik said. their skills consisting of life-like sce-
“We are now ready to move into the narios which officers may come
next generation of Police K9 across while on patrol, officials said. Odin Rio
Champions of Wayne program attracts ‘star power’

The Champions of Wayne continuing role on the TV series ” attending colleges including
program is receiving some star Blue Bloods. with Tom Selleck. Stanford, Harvard, Georgetown
power to help offset the finan- To help offset some of the We've seen two out of three students as well as record admissions to
cial impact of the coronavirus funding losses of the program, improve their academic achievements Michigan State University and
pandemic on fundraising efforts. the program, John Goci, owner the University of Michigan.
The innovative program at of US 12 Bar and Grill, will and reach a potential “We've seen two out of three
Wayne Memorial High School donate 50 percent of all food they never felt possible. students improve their academ-
has repeatedly produced head- sales from any guest to the ic achievements and reach a
turning scholastic results and Champions of Wayne program potential they never felt possi-
has caught the attention of edu- until Nov. 14. Goci, a former new menu and wanted to get Beginning as a grassroots pro- ble,” said Vigliarolo.
cators across the country, Wayne Westland Board of some feedback and help out the gram in 2009 with a trophy and a “Champions of Wayne has
according to Executive Director Education member, said all Champions of Wayne at the #2 pencil, Champions of Wayne been an integral part of the
Deborah Vigliarolo. guests need to do is request the same time, why not help local has grown to a 501c3 nonprofit changes to Wayne Memorial,”
In addition to educators, the donation be made at the time of kids thrive,” Goci said. and serves as a beacon to other said school principal James
program has become a cause for service. The program offers a finan- schools in the state. Anderson. “The program has
actors and Wayne graduates “I love the program. Bill Gray cial reward to students who Once measured as a below- been a cornerstone in shaping
Antoine McKay and Gregory who was one of the founders of reach specific scholastic and average high school, Wayne the student-oriented culture at
Jbara who will make special the program was a mentor to my grade-level goals. Memorial has now been recog- Wayne Memorial.”
appearances Nov. 14 at the virtu- little brother, Scott, and helped Champions of Wayne com- nized by U.S. News and World For complete information on
al VIP movie screening of guide him to become the great bines mentoring, incentives, and Report as one of America's best Champions of Wayne and ways
“Unclaimed” in which McKay father and businessman he is goal-setting to bolster culture high schools for two consecutive to help, visit www.champi-
stars. Jbara is well known for his today. I figured since we have a and scholastic achievement. years and has recent graduates onsofwayne.org

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