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.
Two officers who have lost a dog in the line of duty offer advice for others who may suffer a similar tragedy
Jim and Doug discuss how those units differ from patrol, and offer some keys to successfully making the transition to a specialized assignment
The man who police had in the back seat of their patrol vehicle was released so that he could seek medical attention
His lawyer says barking may not be seen as intelligent speech but is “still speech”
Sabre was a particularly special K-9 within the department, chosen often to interact with local children and to partake in demonstrations
The city’s police force, which has no dogs, wants the Council to pay for two K-9s, so they had the mayor dress in a bite suit for a demonstration
Suspect in early Sunday’s shooting was wanted for parole violation
He alleges the dog violated his civil rights and used excessive force to capture him after he ran from officers
The K-9 at the center of the memorial used to wrench car doors open with his teeth, holding them in his mouth like a bone
Cops followed a trail of sandals and a pair of shorts into a wooded area where K-9 Kilo located the scantily-clad woman
The man was making barking noises and hissing at the dog, which was inside the cruiser
Kane was one year from retirement; suspects arrested
One of the newest trends is the use of a well-trained K-9 partner to detect firearms
By simulating actual working conditions during training, we increase the likelihood of success once the team is deployed
Drugs or drug paraphernalia turned up in only 44 percent of the vehicles to which dogs “alerted” officers
While police K-9s are prevented from sniffing human beings in typical law enforcement settings — entry to prisons notwithstanding, of course — bringing K-9 explosives detection out of the cargo hold and into the airport security lines may make a lot of sense
Rosco, a German Shepherd who had been with the department since 2009, was shot and killed by the suspect
The dog, which is trained to respond to the greatest threat, honed in on the firefighter
Man was wanted on a felony arrest warrant on suspicion of possession of stolen property and weapons violations
The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation and The Giving Back Fund will help staff the department’s K-9 unit
Sarge had take-down numbers that exceded the average for the unit’s 18 dogs
Cops provided local investigators with 10 K-9s as they expanded their search for additional bodies
After a robbery, a suspect swung “Schultz” the decorated K-9 into the southbound lanes while his handler watched
The man, who remains at large, killed the animal by grabbing it and tossing it onto the busy roadway
Small departments looking to improve their drug interdiction capabilities should consider adding a narcotics dog to their counter-drug arsenal
