When a convicted murderer inmate brazenly escaped prison back in September, a measure of angst and anxiety prevailed in communities just west of Philadelphia, where authorities sprang into action to .
The Pennsylvania State Police K-9 units were key to the capture, navigating the sometimes heavily-wooded countryside. That effort was led by 鈥淩om,鈥� a four-year-old Belgian Malinois and his handler, Trooper Dan Reed.
The National Dog Show and Kennel Club of Philadelphia will recognize Rom and Trooper Reed as representatives of all Pennsylvania State Police K-9 Units in a ceremony Saturday at the National Dog Show at the Expo Center in Oaks, Montgomery County.
The ceremony is set for 12:45 p.m. in the Stadium Show Ring, where Pennsylvania State Police will provide a color guard with the National Anthem to be performed by state trooper Louis Fludd.
