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.
Watch these five police dogs take a bite out of crime
Bag held cash and irreplaceable photos of the owner’s children
Suspect opened fire on the dog, shooting him in the face
Don’t be swayed by cool equipment or videos; some attic searches simply are not well suited to K-9 deployment
Donations are being collected to outfit the Panama Police Department with a new K-9 and training
Here are a few of the standouts from this year’s National K-9 Detector competition
Justis was trained as a multipurpose canine fluent in narcotic detection, evidence retrieval, tracking, and officer protection
One of the most common K-9 training questions is how to deal with a dog that is not releasing on command
After an overnight lockdown of the city of Pendleton, the shooting suspect was found dead
Heroin, ‘very pure crystal meth’ found in sleeping compartment of 18-wheeler after officer noticed suspicious activity
A 104-page complaint alleges NHP, Las Vegas Metro K-9s routinely make false alerts to enable illegal searches and seizures
Sheriff’s drug-detecting Belgian Malinois named Viper ingested a fatal amount of cocaine
The questions of how a detector dog’s reliability may be proven and what that reliability means in terms of providing probable cause for a vehicle search will be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court this fall
50 officers in Tuesday’s training were given the animal equivalent of first aid kits so that they did not have to enter the field unprepared
Travis Keith Glaspie, 22, was trying to elude officers when he bit the ear of a police dog named Maxx
The K-9 would not release the bite after several commands
Police say old age is a problem for a Labrador named Lucy
The animal was shot after he became confused and bit an officer
80 handler/dog pairings seeking to sniff out victory; successes also grant national certification
Confrontation ensued after pursuit of stolen vehicle that almost hit a group of children
A chronic failure to train and to document supervisory monitoring of training is likely to land handlers, supervisors, and the municipality in court
Since Feb. 13 there have been more than 40 bomb threats at the University of Pittsburgh campus
Seven decades of service (in dog years) to community, now headed home with handlers
This column reports on the latest federal cases affecting law-enforcement K-9s and handlers
A burglary suspect ignored police until hearing a K-9’s bark
