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NewsFebruary 20, 2024

K-9 Finds Meth Hidden in Dog Treat Boxes

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office reports police dog sniffed out 10 pounds of methamphetamine during traffic stop.

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NewsFebruary 15, 2024

Suspected Wyoming Cop Killer Fatally Shot Fleeing Standoff

The fatal shooting came after more than 24 hours of negotiations and other tactics to get the suspect to surrender peacefully, according to a Wednesday evening statement by DCI Director Ronnie Jones.

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NewsFebruary 15, 2024

Alabama K-9 Sniffs Out SD Cards

Mobile County Sheriff's Department uses a police dog to locate hidden storage drives and cellphones in Internet Crimes Against Children cases.

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Articlesby Ronnie WendtFebruary 15, 2024

7 Steps to Better K-9 Team Risk Management

Maintain public safety and accountability by appropriately managing and addressing police K-9 use of force.

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NewsFebruary 14, 2024

Wyoming Officer Killed Serving Trespass Notice, Suspect Barricaded

The suspect, William Lowery, 46, allegedly shot SPD Sgt. Nevada Krinkee to death Tuesday morning while Krinkee was trying to serve a trespass notice not far from the now-ongoing standoff.

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NewsFebruary 14, 2024

Washington State Advances Police K-9 Fentanyl Training Bill

Bill allows training police K-9s on fentanyl and limits police liability in civil lawsuits over damages that may result.

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NewsFebruary 14, 2024

Kansas Lawmakers Boost Penalties for Harming Police K-9s

First-time offenders who kill a police dog or horse now face a five-year prison term and a $10,000 fine under the legislation.

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Articlesby Michael BrownFebruary 14, 2024

Mitigating the Threats of Fentanyl-Related Inner-City Violence

As distributors and dealers make money plying their trade—and potential profits are enormous—they look for new opportunities to expand drug distribution markets, which includes lacing heroin, amphetamines, and cocaine with traces of fentanyl.

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NewsFebruary 13, 2024

Salt Lake City K-9 Officer Found Not Guilty in Aggravated Abuse Trial

The officer testified he deployed the police dog because the suspect was uncooperative and preparing to flee.

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Articlesby Ronnie WendtFebruary 13, 2024

Removing Risk from K-9 Fentanyl Training

Wyoming Highway Patrol and MakorK9 share how to train K-9s on fentanyl without the risk.

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