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Twinsburg police introduce new K‑9 team: Officer Maggie Hunter and Benny
Summary
Twinsburg police introduced Officer Maggie Hunter and K‑9 Benny at the Dec. 2 council meeting; Hunter described the dog's training, age and role and thanked local donors for a donated vest.
Twinsburg police presented their newest K‑9 team at the Dec. 2 Twinsburg City Council meeting, introducing Officer Maggie Hunter and her dog Benny and describing the team's training and planned duties.
Police said Benny and Hunter completed several weeks of training that prepare K‑9 teams for narcotics detection, suspect apprehension and building searches. "The last 9 weeks have been incredibly challenging, but very, very rewarding," Officer Maggie Hunter said, adding that the team will begin patrol shifts together the following day.
Hunter described Benny as about 1½ years old and roughly 72 pounds, said he was bred in the Czech Republic and that trainers recently fine‑tuned his bite‑and‑release behavior. Hunter also thanked Twinsburg residents Jim and Louise Sesnick and the K9 Brady Fund for donating Benny’s protective vest.
Council members welcomed the addition to the department’s K‑9 program, noting Benny is the sixth K‑9 for the department since 1995 and that the program supports patrol and investigative work. The chief and council thanked Hunter and pledged continued support for the program.
