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Bomb Sniffing Dogs Get A Boost

Tracey Christensen

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) received a major financial boost for its bomb detection dog program on Monday.Officials from Wal-Mart presented MARTA police with a $25,000 donation to help cover expenses for the program.

The dogs are trained to sniff for bombs and explosives materials. Officials said the donation will allow MARTA to expand its dog program. "We've got one person in training right now. We've got a slot at Auburn for one dog and a slot at Langley Air Force for another TSA dog," said MARTA police chief Gene Wilson.Wilson said MARTA dogs were on patrol at Penn Station in New York City during the recent scare over an alleged bombing planned there.