Fela Sworn In

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="heras_falls_to_kidney_failur.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heras falls to kidney failure"><IMG SRC="03e0b0b0.png" border=0 width="11" height="11" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>   <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">       <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="11">   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="K9 Unit"><IMG SRC="0410b0b0.png" border=0 width="11" height="11" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="05196b30.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> K-9 Unit</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting ready">Getting Ready</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Academy">The Academy</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Swearing In">Swearing In</A></div> <div> Hera's a Hit</div> <div> <A HREF="heras_falls_to_kidney_failur_hera_falls_to_kidney_failure.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heras falls to kidney failure">Hera falls to kidney failure</A></div> <div> <A HREF="fela__sworn_in_m.htm#anchor" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Fela Sworn In">Fela is Sworn In</A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The University of Akron Police</B></FONT>    | <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The University of Akron Police">home</A> | <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="K9 Unit">Up Level</A> |</div> <div> Fela  Sworn In</div> <div>  <A NAME="anchor"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="5c3fa5f0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="351" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">On March 14th, 2007 the University of Akron Police department welcomed their second police K-9 into its ranks.  Fela (pronounced Fay - la) was purchased again with funds from the Loker trust fund set up and managed by Gene Waddell.  Officer Helmick returned  to the Von Dere Haus Gill K-9 School in Wapakoneta Ohio for an abbreviated but intensive three week training schedule with Fela.  Fela who was brought over from Germany had already achieved a Schutzhund phase one training title which indicated that she had the abilities to perform police -type work and was able to perform obedience, bite work and tracking.   </div> <div> Pictured to the left is Fela - Pictured below, members of the Summit County Sheriffs K-9 Unit along with Chief Callahan, Gene Wadell, Officer Helmick, Officer Fela and UA Vice President of Facilities Planning, Ted Curtis.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="5c50f8b0.jpg" border=0 width="527" height="395" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10"> </div> </td> </tr></table></body>