Crime & Safety
Vernon Police Dog Franco Now Featured On Trading Cards
The trading cards are in featuring Vernon Police Department canine Franco.
VERNON, CT — The official trading cards are here for Vernon police dog Franco.
His handler, Officer Brandan Zawadski, was handing them out at last week's trunk-or-treat event at Henry Park and has been at events for a while now.
He has a large stash of them.
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A large-scale fundraising campaign was undertaken to bring Franco to Vernon. He is a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix who was born on July 15, 2020. He joined the Vernon Police Department in June 2022, when he began training with Zawadski .
Franco is trained in tracking and trailing, narcotics detection, building search, evidence recovery and criminal apprehension.
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In has free time, Franco has been known to play fetch with his favorite ball and enjoy a hot dog now and then.
Zawadski said he will be handing out cards at public events and during random encounters in public.
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