New chief of Duval County School Police sworn in alongside newest member of K-9 unit

– Chief Jackson ShortHe jokingly asked Penny’s handler, Officer J. Addeo, if she could raise her right paw. Instead, she sat at attention during the swearing in before inking the oath with her paw.

“K-9 Penny is the perfect addition to our agency with her playful demeanor and approachable personality,” Short said.The main event Thursday, though, was Short officially taking the reins of Duval County School Police after formerShort, a DCPS graduate, said he and his family are lifelong Duval County residents, and he is the son of a retired DCPS principal.

Short, a University of North Florida and American Military University alum, is a veteran law enforcement officer who served as a department director, division chief and police lieutenant for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

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