Bolingbrook Police Bloodhound Team Graduates From Training

BOLINGBROOK, IL — Bolingbrook Police K-9 Scout has completed her eight-month certification process and will become Bolingbrook's first deployable bloodhound team with her handler, Officer Alexia Britton.

According to a release from the department, Britton and Scout joined the K-9 unit in July 2022. The department has 3 K-9s with the addition of Scout. Scout's K-9 partners Johan and Ava are both Belgium malinois, which are dual-purpose police dogs, the department said.

Scout's abilities allow her to track a specific scent over great distances, according to the department. Britton and Scout will serve as the primary tracking team for the department.

Britton is anxious for their first deployment, and the opportunity to help reunite missing persons with their loved ones, according to a news release.

"Chief Mike Rompa is proud of the amazing growth that the duo has made over the last eight months and is grateful to have another resource available to the community," a release states.