AUGUSTA — Teddy, a 17-month-old Labrador retriever, strutted his stuff Thursday at the Maine State House in Augusta in his debut as the Capitol Police’s first bomb-sniffing dog.

The Maine State House was evacuated shortly before 3 p.m. after an emailed bomb threat, according to the Maine State Police. Officers and trained dogs were search the building while occupants ...

Within an hour, the state house was cleared. “The state police provided a couple of bomb detective dogs, and they swept the building and determined it tot be clear and clean, and we reopened for ...

Meet Teddy, a 17-month-old Lab who will serve as the first bomb detection dog for the Capitol Police. Teddy was trained by the Maine State Police K9 Unit. He’s the 100th dog to graduate the ...

Meet Teddy, a 17-month-old Lab who will serve as the first bomb detection dog for the Capitol Police. Teddy was trained by the Maine State Police K9 Unit. He’s the 100th dog to graduate the ...