Tag: K-9 Units: Page 17

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New Hampshire K-9 Dies in Training Exercise

K-9 Max reportedly suffered severe internal injuries following a fall. He was transported to a nearby veterinary hospital where his condition worsened. He was subsequently humanely euthanized.

May 28, 2019

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Indiana Police Department Welcomes New K-9

The Jasper (IN) Police Department is welcoming to its ranks a new K-9 Officer named Mack.

May 28, 2019

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Texas K-9 Credited with $1.4 Million Cocaine Bust

K-9 "Spyke" with the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force—a multi-agency initiative of the Houston HIDTA—is being credited with sniffing out a $1.4 million cocaine shipment secreted in a custom compartment in a vehicle on a local highway last week.

May 27, 2019

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Video: Wounded Alabama Officer Reunited with K-9 Partner in Hospital

An officer with the Auburn (AL) Police Department who was critically wounded in a triple-shooting Sunday night received a visit at his hospital bed on Wednesday from his K-9 partner Leon.

May 23, 2019

Point of Law

2 LAPD Officers Win $8.6 Million in Suit Over Retaliation

A jury has awarded two Los Angeles Police Department bloodhound handlers more than $4 million each for the reprisals they faced after reporting that a supervisor was sexually harassing their female colleague.

May 22, 2019

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Former Iowa Officer Files Suit Over Alleged Rights Violations

An officer formerly with the West Union (IA) Police Department has filed suit over allegations that she was fired after she filed sexual harassment claims.

May 22, 2019

Special Units

Florida Agency Receives K-9 Armor Donation from Non-Profit

The Jupiter (FL) Police Department announced on Tuesday that one of the agency's K-9s will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s.

May 22, 2019

Special Units

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation Announces New Guidelines and Deadline for the 2019 K-9 Grant Cycle

The majority of the grants distributed will help police and fire department K-9 units to purchase dogs and dog safety vests, but other types of K-9 specific needs will be considered.

May 21, 2019

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Washington K-9 Leads Deputies to Hiding Fugitive

A K-9 with the Kitsap County (WA) Sheriff's Office was instrumental in locating a suspect who fled police on foot into a wooded area in that state.

May 15, 2019

Special Units

Arkansas SRO K-9 Featured in School Yearbook

A Bryant, AR, police dog's photo was featured among faculty members in the Bryant High School yearbook this year.

May 10, 2019

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NC School District Letting Students Out Early to Honor Fallen Officer

All students in the Iredell-Statesville Schools in North Carolina will be given an excused absence Friday if they want to leave classes early to participate in events honoring Mooresville Police Officer Jordan Sheldon, who was killed during a traffic stop.

May 9, 2019

Patrol

An Argument for Widespread Use of Therapy Dogs in Policing

It would be a wonderful thing if the addition of a therapy dog to a department's ranks becomes as mundane as the acquisition of office supplies—there would be no headlines because it would not be news.

May 9, 2019