New K-9 for county
By John Zornow
jzornow@cgazette.com
 NEWARK
- The Wayne
County Sheriff ’s Office K-9
Unit accepted a $5,000 donation
from Del Monte Pet
Products and Milk-Bone in
partnership with Wegmans
toward the purchase of a
new police dog.
This donation is part of an
ongoing effort to support
local law enforcement and
security preparedness nationwide.
Wegmans and the Wayne County
Sheriff ’s Office selected
the Newark High
School as the site for this
special event in an effort to
further involve the community.
Sheriff Richard Pisciotti accepted
the $5,000 donation
on behalf of the department’s
canine unit. Officers
and handlers, Joseph Croft,
Joe Roeland and George
Lorenz performed a skills
demonstration for the students.
Bob Plant, Walworth supervisor and
chair of the
Wayne County Public Safety
Committee, kicked off
the demonstration by saying,
“I have been a dog owner
for 50 years, used Milk-Bone products for 50 years
and shopped at Wegmans
for 50 years.”
Also in attendance were Arcadia
Supervisor Richard
Colacino, Huron Supervisor
Laurie Crane, Sodus Supervisor
Steven LeRoy,
Chief deputies Richard
House and Barry Virts,
Wayne County District Attorney
Richard Healy,
Newark Mayor Peter
Blandino, Newark Police
Chief David Christler and
Amy Pasley, manager of
Newark Wegmans.
Lorrie LaDuke of Milk- Bone
was welcomed by
Newark school Superintendent
Henry Hann.
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