Mt. Carmel’s new K-9 officer will start six weeks of training later this month. Police Chief Mike McWilliams has announced that Hunter Nelson will be taking over for Daniel Hopper who left as MCPD’s K-9 officer to take a job in Wayne County. McWilliams said Nelson and K-9 Eleven will begin the training on July 29th in Charleston.
MCPD PHOTO: Hunter Nelson (center) with Detective Eddie Johnson and Police Chief Mike McWilliams after Nelson’s graduation from the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy in 2023.