A fundraiser will be held this weekend to help the Harlan Police Department purchase a new drug dog. A group called “First Shot Iowa,” is holding a concealed carry permit class at the Harlan Fire Hall from 8-am to noon on Saturday. The cost is $50, with a portion of the proceeds going towards the purchase of a new drug dog.
Brent Soll, with First Shot Iowa, says the Department’s current dog has vision problems. Soll said the dog “Is going blind, so the Police Department has a new dog picked out. They are trying to raise money for the purchase of the dog and the training the dog and officer have to go through.”
He says the drug dog doesn’t just serve the City of Harlan. Soll says “It is extremely important not just the city of Harlan but surrounding communities as well because officer Tim Peterson gets called out by the Shelby County Sheriff’s and other police departments for search warrants. It’s a good investigative tool to have on hand.”
To register for the concealed weapons carrying permit class, log on to firstshotiowa.com or call 712-579-0869. The concealed weapons class isn’t the only fundraiser on Saturday, “Locked and Loaded Outfitters” is having a free will donation pork loin luncheon from 11 to 2 with all proceeds going to the K-9 fund. Locked and Loaded Outfitters is located at 422 Market Street in Harlan.
(Joel McCall/KNOD)