Mohegan — The Mohegan Tribal Police Department has gained two new K-9 teams that specialize in explosives, according to state police.

Officer Joseph Morelli, Officer Armand Sylvestre and their Labradors graduated from the state police K-9 academy Friday after eight weeks of training, police said.

Morelli, police noted, was a K-9 handler and unit instructor with the state police before retiring and heading to the tribal department.

Police said all of the dogs are Labradors from Guiding Eyes in New York.

Ten other K-9 teams graduated Friday, including:

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[naviga:li]State police: Trooper 1st Class Brian Faughnan, Trooper 1st Class Rick Oenning and Trooper 1st Class Carson Konow, all of whom will be assigned to the state police Emergency Services Unit[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Massachusetts state police: Trooper Scott Cooper and Trooper Steve Sicard[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Chelsea, Mass., police: Officer Edward Noftle[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Worcester Poly. Tech. police: Officer Brian Lavallee[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]University of Rhode Island police: Sgt. Erica Vieira[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Methuen, Mass., police: Officer Timothy Getchell[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Hartford police: Officer Anthony Rykowski[/naviga:li]

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