K-9 Ron posed for photos at the Delran Township Municipal building on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 in Delran, N.J. Ron was set to be euthanized at a shelter but received training to be a narcotics detection K-9 for the Delran Township Police Department. Read more Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

by Nate File Published Oct. 30, 2025, 12:11 p.m. ET

Delran Township’s municipal building was unusually packed for a weeknight meeting. But residents and their children came for a chance to see a dog who is in a highly unusual position for his breed.

K-9 Ron, a 3-year-old pit bull, was officially sworn in Tuesday as a detection dog for the Delran Township Police Department.

Ron , predominantly black-haired with a streak of white down the center of his face and across his chest, was fo

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