K-9
The K-9 topic page provides police K-9 handlers with news, education and training content that will increase the effectiveness of their performance as a K-9 handler and the effectiveness of their K-9 team.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office started a police therapy K9 program to improve community engagement and better serve their citizens
The following debrief from Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s use of a K-9 during a standoff with a suspect hiding in an attic is one of several nominees for NTOA’s K-9 SWAT Deployment Award
The man had put the car into idle when the dog bumped it into gear
Officer took selfie with a dog whose look is one of ‘defiance’
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Officers lacked an exact address and entered the wrong home, leading to a dangerous confrontation
K-9 Ike had been with the department since 2012
Lacking an exact address, the officers were sent in the dark to a neighborhood where many of the homes look similar
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When FBI raided the home of Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle, they entrusted a K-9 trained to sniff out electronics
A department is searching for answers as to why their K-9 has suddenly become ill and asking public’s help
Man faces animal cruelty charges for swinging his pet at the officer
Police have solved the case of a mysterious gravestone
Bill authorizes up to a year in jail and fines for hurting and harassing animals that are helping law enforcement
A standoff left a K-9 and suspect shot and killed
If selected properly, any patrol dog can be a SWAT dog, and a properly trained and motivated patrol dog handler can be a SWAT dog handler
Officer saw dog left in car for over two hours and rescued him by breaking back window with baton
Judges are concerned that dogs who always signal for drugs might give police ‘pretext’ to search anyone’s car
Bill allows donation of dogs, horses and other animals when they become unfit to work
There are currently no laws that prevent officers from keeping their dogs in the car in the state
5-year-old bloodhound has worked as a tracking dog for Conyers Police for four years
Two dogs in peril were saved by quick-thinking officer
Suffering from the heat, the dog was rushed to a veterinarian where he was pronounced dead
Dogs are being deployed to departments nationwide
Officer, K-9 and equipment from cruiser were all evacuated from blaze
Searchers using dogs and helicopters on Tuesday continued to focus intensely on a heavily wooded area
The girl suffered cuts to her face and was treated at a hospital
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