Willie will be utilized by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office specialized interdiction team to assist in removing harmful substances from the local community.
We asked Willie’s future handler – Jake Winstead – how Willie will help once he is placed with the Sheriff’s Office.
“I work on the community action team. We work the main highways in Franklin County to reduce wrecks and traffic hazards, while also conducting drug interdiction coming into or through our county.
We also work areas that have a lot of crime complaints, ranging from property crimes to drug crimes.
Willie will also be used at the jail and all of the schools in the county from the local colleges to middle school. There are 16 schools here.
In total, we have 67,000 residents and 494 square miles to cover in our county. Willie will also be assisting with narcotics search warrants.”