January 27th, 2025 – 4:47 PM
Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter –
On Monday afternoon the Floyd County Police Department and the Defenders for Children organization presented Floyd Counties’ new electric detection canine team.
The team is led by Floyd County Police Captain Ojilvia Lom and canine “Billy.”
For more information on Defenders for Children, please visit their website linked here: https://www.defendersforchildren.org/
In this video recap:
– Floyd County Chief of Police Mark Wallace explained more about the addition of this new K9 team.
– Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge of the child exploitation and computer crimes unit, Brian Johnston, spoke about the importance of partnerships like this.
– Floyd County Commissioner Allison Watters spoke of the Commission’s support of this new team.
– Defenders for Children Executive Director Toni Clark explained the importance of these dogs helping police find evidence.