Articles written by Mike Quals

Mike Quals, Special to the Ledger|Jul 25, 2024

Thanks to a $36,000 school safety scholarship from the Global K9 Protection Group, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be able to add a four-legged asset to its arsenal to assist deputies with detecting and locating firearms and explosives. Monroe County Sheriff Tom Boatwright was presented the Larry Amerson School Safety Scholarship recently during the Alabama Sheriffs Association’s (ASA’s) summer conference. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office will use the scholarship to purchase a dog specifically trained in the detection of firearms and...