K-9 officers: Training unleashed

Forget the dog days of summer.

It was more like the dog days of fall as more than 100 police dogs and their handlers gathered in Monroeville last week to connect, train and share notes on their roles in law enforcement.

Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr., whose office covered the $10,000 cost of the three-day program at Monroeville’s public safety training center, hopes the event will become a yearly affair.

“Anytime we can do things regionally, anytime we can do business with our friends in Ohio and Maryland and the other agencies we worked with during the G-20 summit is great,” Zappala said. “I especially appreciate what you do in schools, working and interacting with children, which helps bring a community together.

“There’s no better kind of policing than that.”

The district attorney said K-9 units have been instrumental in reducing violence in many of the schools where they are used.

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