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A police dog, also known as a K-9 (portmanteau of canine), [1] is a dog that is trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their duties may include searching for drugs and explosives , locating missing people , finding crime scene evidence, protecting officers and other people, and attacking suspects who flee from officers.
Nov. 15—After working to bring back the K9 unit the Wickliffe Police Department once had, Nick Merrifield is finally able to live out his dream of being a handler. "It's a dream come true for me ...
Framingham K9 officer Andrew Lewis watches as his partner, Murph, looks for shell casings during a demonstration at the fourth day of the Framingham Youth Police Academy at Loring Arena in ...
Group training sessions are held every Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. and handlers spend an hour or more a day in one-on-one training sessions with their dog.
Their services are available upon request, without cost to the requesting agency. The State Police uses dogs such as Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds, and Belgian Malinoises. In order to become a K-9 officer, one must be on the force for at least 5 years. Troopers also get a Massachusetts State Police K-9 cruiser.
There is one lieutenant, four sergeants, and 44 police officers who are assigned to the K-9 Unit and serve as handlers with their canine partners. The department has one of the best trained K-9 units in the United States. At a national competition in 2013, two MTA Police dogs took third and fourth place in explosives detection. [4]
Ramsey, a 13-week-old English Labrador retriever, was sworn in as the first comfort care K9 at Framingham State University, July 6, 2023. From left, FSU police Cpl. Shawn Deleskey, Ramsey and FSU ...
The standards required to become operational are laid down by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) sub-committee on police dogs and are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that training and licensing reflects the most appropriate methods and standards. [citation needed] Police dogs are general purpose and specialist.