Police dog teams take top honors

The city’s police dog teams racked up more than a dozen awards during the United States Police Canine Association competition.

Franklin Police Department hosted the event on May 15. Twenty-nine officer-and-dog teams from Tennessee and Indiana competed at Franklin’s Fieldstone Park.

Sgt. Aaron Compton, who supervises Franklin’s K-9 Unit, and Officer Charlie Richards won 14 of the 28 awards for this year’s competition.

“While very proud of their performance, I am not at all surprised,” said Chief Jackie Moore. “The Franklin Police Department strives for excellence in every area. The fact that our two competing walked away with 50 percent of this year’s honors is evidence of just that.”

Compton and his dog, Sting, won first place overall, as well as first place in agility and total search, second place in obedience, article search and criminal apprehension, and third place in tracking. The two also won the Sgt. Jimmy D. Anderson Memorial Award. This award is presented to the officer-and-dog team with the highest combined obedience and criminal apprehension scores. Compton and Sting scored 690 out of 700.

Richards and his dog partner, Titan, won first place in obedience and tracking, second place overall, second place in total search and third place in article search and box search. They scored 684 overall.

Franklin’s two newest dog handlers, Brad Dorman and Brett Spivy, along with dogs Nash and Axel, will compete at next year’s event.

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