Meet Mo, the therapy dog named after a fallen Colorado State Patrol trooper
Meet Mo, the newest and cutest addition to Nebraska’s Bellevue Police Department with a Colorado connection.
Mo is named after Will Moden, a Colorado State Patrol trooper who was killed in 2019 after a driver hit him on Interstate 70 in Arapahoe County while he was investigating a rollover crash. Moden loved dogs and helping others, according to BPD.
The 2-month-old goldendoodle is set to become certified as a therapy dog, offering emotional support to officers and citizens during traumatic events, interviews, and community outreach events.
While off duty Mo stays on the farm with his two big sisters, two dog brothers, and even some horses, chickens, and barn cats.
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Meet BPD’s newest Pawfficer, “Mo”. He will eventually become a certified therapy dog, used to offer emotional support to officers and citizens during traumatic events, interviews, community outreach events, etc. Mo is named after Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Will Moden pic.twitter.com/MM650J69ir — Bellevue Police (@BellevuePolice) June 28, 2021