DaytonDailyNews.com

The Centerville Police Department has brought back the gold at the 2008 Ohio Police and Fire Games, according to Officer Matt Dunn.

Dunn said Centerville Police Officer Michael Yoder and the department's canine, Boris, participated in the 2008 Ohio Police and Fire Games June 8-13 in Columbus. The event took place at various venues and included police officers and canines from throughout the state.

Yoder and Boris received a gold medal for their participation in the locker search competition and silver medals in categories including building search, vehicle search, apprehension and control competitions.

The team's success marks Boris' full recovery from his leg fracture and ligament damage suffered during training in August 2007.

Independently, Yoder received gold medals in the 60 meter dash, 100 meter dash, javelin throw, discus, long jump, and high jump.

Last week, Yoder and Boris successfully achieved re-certification by the Ohio Police Officers' Training Commission. In addition, they also received national certification through the North American Police Work Dog Association. These certifications were achieved by successful testing in tracking, K-9 control, K-9 searches and drug detection.