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Orland Park Police introduce therapy dog Pedals for outreach and crisis support
Summary
Trustee Joanna Leotini Leafblad introduced Pedals, the Orland Park Police Department's second therapy dog, saying the K9 and handler Officer Dan Minkx will support outreach and critical-incident responses through Cook County's Tales of Redemption program.
The Orland Park Police Department has added a second therapy dog, Pedals, the village announced during a board briefing led by Trustee Joanna Leotini Leafblad. "Meet Pedals, our second therapy dog, along with her handler, Officer Dan Minkx," Leafblad said.
Leafblad said Pedals will "provide comfort and emotional support during outreach efforts and critical-incident responses" and noted the dog joins the department through Cook County's Tales of Redemption program. The briefing described the program as the source of the new K9 but did not provide a staffing or deployment schedule.
The announcement emphasized community-oriented policing and outreach; no formal vote or funding detail for the program was provided in the briefing.
