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Leesburg Police Department wants help naming new K-9 officer

The police department in Leesburg, Virginia, has hired a new K-9 officer, and wants your help giving him a name.

He’s a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois.



The police department in Leesburg, Virginia, has hired a new officer, and wants your help giving him a name.

The department is asking the community to vote among three name choices: Lucky, Rocky, or Riley — in memory of Leesburg dispatcher Sherry Riley who died earlier this year.

The new K-9 is completing a handler course where he will be trained in patrol and explosive ordinance detection.

You can voice your favorite name by visiting the online survey. Voting closes on Thursday at noon.

Montgomery Co. acquires White’s Ferry, presses Virginia to help get service restarted

Montgomery County has acquired White's Ferry and its operations on the Maryland side of Poolesville — and officials are encouraging its Virginia counterparts to help with getting the service that carried hundreds of vehicles daily across the Potomac River restarted. In a news conference Friday, owner Chuck Kuhn said he would donate the historic vessel and its operations to Montgomery County. At the same time, the county will purchase the land where the ferry docks on the Maryland side of the Potomac.
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