Howell Scout Plans Memorial Garden For Police K-9s

HOWELL, NJ — A Howell Township Boy Scout who is working on his Eagle Scout is seeking support as he works to construct a memorial garden to honor the township's K-9 officers.

Thomas Chan, a member of Boy Scout Troop 258 of Howell, has been working to organize and construct the memorial, named the Howell Police K-9 Memorial Garden.

He is seeking to raise $2,000 to assist with the project. The funds will go toward the purchase of a large engraved monument with the dogs' names, a life-sized concrete dog statue, and flowers or bushes to forever memorialize the dogs — Jett, Nero, and Blitz — who all served a full career and passed away due to old age. Jago, who was an active member of the unit for several years now is retired.

The department currently has four K-9 officers: Vito, Opus, Phantom, and Tank. The Howell Police K-9 Unit Facebook page highlights their work.

View the GoFundme campaign here.

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