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A police dog, also known as a K-9, [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.
K9 or K-9 most commonly refers to: K9, the nickname of police dogs and the police dog unit itself Canine or Canis , a genus including dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
The National Police use canine units for drug surveillance in the country's main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport, [27] with the force receiving canine training from United States Customs and Border Protection. [28] The Peruvian Army has canine units trained for search and rescue as well as disaster situations. [29]
In addition to handling Bali and another K9 — a yellow lab named Beans — Newsom leads the sheriff’s department’s K9 unit. He’s been responsible for training new dogs and leading team ...
Sgt. David Curtis heads the K-9 unit and is paired with Luca, a Belgian Malinois. Bergy, a German shepherd, is paired with Officer Stephen Buma. And Officer Andrew Lewis is partnered with Murph, a ...
Apollo was a German Shepherd born around 1992, who was in service with the K-9 unit of the New York Police Department (NYPD). [4] In 1994, he graduated from the NYPD Canine Special Operations Division, and was one of the first dogs to learn search and rescue. Apollo passed Type-II training in Florida in 1997, and Type-I in Indianapolis in 1999.
K-9 Platoon, or the Canine Platoon, deploys highly trained dog handlers and their police dogs. Two K-9 officers have also been trained in search and rescue operations using dogs. The department first introduced dogs in April 1980 when it commenced a one-year pilot program with two dogs which was after two months declared a success. [21]
Law enforcement officers and K9 units from several agencies participated in a final goodbye for 5-year-old Macho. ... Ky. sheriff’s office says goodbye to police dog who had cancer. Karla Ward.