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Boy Scout Troop Helps Oak Park Heights Prison Add K-9 Training Facility

"These types of opportunities don't come often," Oak Park Heights Warden Kathy Halvorson said.

Oak Park Heights has two K-9 officers, but the training area will benefit all 13 K-9s in the department.
Oak Park Heights has two K-9 officers, but the training area will benefit all 13 K-9s in the department. (CBS)

STILLWATER, Minn. — A new K-9 training facility was dedicated at the Oak Park Heights state prison Tuesday morning, thanks to the hard work and collaboration of the prison and a local Boy Scout troop.

"These types of opportunities don't come often," Oak Park Heights Warden Kathy Halvorson said.

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