Collecting for Canine: Deputy hopes to raise $8,000 by November
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is raising money for an officer with a good nose.
The sheriff’s office has raised $32,000 of the $40,000 it’s seeking for a dog — a German shepherd or malinois — to join the department.
James B. Hale/The Daily Times Four-year-old Czento, the Farmington Police K9, is getting ready to go to narcotics school in Tucson where he will learn how to sniff out marijuana, cocaine, heroine and methamphetamines.
The dog, whatever breed he or she comes in, will add a canine presence the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has lacked for years.
Sheriff Mark McCloskey said the sheriff’s office has never had a dog in his 32 years in law enforcement here. Instead, the department has used Farmington Police Department canines sparingly through the years.
“We’re pretty judicious on how we make and when we make those requests from other agencies because we realize we’re taking their resource from them,” McCloskey said.
There were times when the sheriff’s office should have had a canine but didn’t use one, he said.
For instance, the sheriff’s office typically doesn’t request a canine when it searches buildings for burglars who trip alarms in businesses. A dog with its good sense of smell would easily locate suspects.
“We do those the old-fashioned way — with human beings,” he said. “It’s not near as effective or efficient. If we had our own dog, we could do a lot more.”
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German shepherd newest member of Muscle Shoals Police Department
The Muscle Shoals Police Department has welcomed a new member to the team.
Unlike most of his co-workers, this one has four legs, prefers kibble to a meat-and-three and has an arsenal that includes his keen sense of smell.
Zeus, a German shepherd, joined the department less than a month ago, said his handler, K-9 Officer Jeremy Behel. He said he and Zeus will begin their rigorous training program in Huntsville soon.
“He’ll go through the process of obedience and doing all of the agility exercises to pass the certification board,” Behel said. “It’s an eight-hour day, and I’m with him the whole time. We’re learning how to be partners.”
The Muscle Shoals Police Department has been home to a K-9 unit for more than 15 years. Zeus is the fourth dog to help fight crime.
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Benefit for police dog’s cancer battle
An event honors a cancer survivor who is also a cop and man’s best friend.
“Being the great dog that he is, he’s made some great arrests and the money that’s in his account is the money that was used for the treatment its not tax dollars that runs a police K-9,” says Officer Lisa Hodges, Rockford Park District Police.
Joker
Joker is the Rockford Park District’s K-9 unit dog and he’s in remission from cancer. But since he still needs medical care, to help pay for it the park district held dog fundraiser at the Indoor Sports Center with lots of fun activities for dogs and humans. You can still donate to Joker at www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/joker.
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Iron Dogs compete for a cause
Collins of Westford and her dog, who wore a Vermont State Police T-shirt, came with Collins’ employer, Bow Meow Pet Grooming Boutique, to help the Lacey’s Fund support retired police dogs at the 2010 Green Mountain Iron Dog Competition. “It’s important for us to be here and to raise money for a good cause,” said Collins.
Held on the grounds of Camp Kiniya in Colchester, the Iron Dog competition was taking place for the ninth year. Police officer Dave Dewey, who organized the event, said 60 teams registered to participate.
Dewey said that half of the field consisted of police K-9 units and the other half were civilians. The most challenging part of the day was a 1½-mile obstacle course, Dewey said. “The course is set up to be fun for the dog and handler. Some of the teams are very competitive, though.”
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