Saxonburg gets first look at new K-9 officer Bolt
Dawson Stumpf, 3, and Lily Koschianski, 7, sit next to Bolt, the new K-9 officer at the Saxonburg Police Department, during his visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Saxonburg residents got their first glimpse at the police department’s new K-9 officer, Bolt, on Wednesday and Thursday at South Butler Community Library. Bolt’s handler, police officer Mark Heider, showed him to the public in celebration of National Dog Month.
A large crowd of children came out to greet Bolt, the first K-9 officer on the Saxonburg Police Department’s force in over a decade. Bolt, a German shepherd, officially was sworn in last month, and was previously at neighboring Middlesex Township Police Department. He is specifically trained to sniff out narcotics.
As part of the event, children who visited the library made “puppy puppets.”
Police officer Mark Heider loads up Bolt, the new K-9 canine officer at the Saxonburg Police Department, after their visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Maci Kuhns, 4, makes a puppy puppet after Saxonburg police officer Mark Heider and K-9 Bolt's visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Lily Koschianski, 7, shows off her puppy puppet made after Saxonburg police officer Mark Heider and K-9 Bolt's visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Maci Kuhns, 4, makes a puppy puppet after Saxonburg police officer Mark Heider and K-9 Bolt's visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Dawson Stumpf, 3, shows off his completed puppy puppet made after Saxonburg police officer Mark Heider and K-9 Bolt's visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Dawson Stumpf, 3, makes a puppy puppet after Saxonburg police officer Mark Heider and K-9 Bolt's visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Nathaniel, 4, and Isaac Miles, 6, take a tour inside police officer Mark Heider's police vehicle that transports him and Bolt, the new K-9 officer at the Saxonburg Police Department, during their visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Bolt, the new K-9 officer at the Saxonburg Police Department, sits in his and police officer Mark Heider's police vehicle after their visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Police officer Mark Heider reads to children with the help of Bolt, the new K-9 officer at the Saxonburg Police Department, during their visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Police officer Mark Heider reads to children with the help of Bolt, the new K-9 officer at the Saxonburg Police Department, during their visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Lily Koschianski, 7, meets Bolt, the new K-9 officer at the Saxonburg Police Department, during his and police officer Mark Heider's visit to the South Butler Community Library on Thursday, Aug. 29. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
