France hails police dog with 1,700 arrests under its collar
BORDEAUX—A French police dog credited with sniffing out 1,700 drugs suspects was on Wednesday decorated with a medal for bravery and dedication at a ceremony in the southwestern city of Bordeaux.
Aldo, a Belgian Malinois sheepdog, has been behind 1,700 arrests since he started working for the Bordeaux police department in 2006 — almost one a day — and 475 arrests this year alone.
“Aldo is a police dog with an absolutely remarkable career,” said regional police chief Patrick Stefanini.
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Regional public security official Pierre-Marie Bourniquel said that less than a dozen police dogs had been decorated in France.
Aldo’s handler Didier Hude did not receive a medal.
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