New K-9 officer, Felony, joins Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office Read more: EvangelineToday.com – New K 9 officer Felony joins Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office
Felony is a female Belgian Shepherd Dog, Malinois – (pronounced /’mælinwa:/), who will be used for traffic stops, search warrants, schools, tracking both missing persons and suspects and to deter narcotics. She’s going to be a part of the sheriff’s narcotics and traffic divisions.
Soileau thanks Opelousas Police Chief Perry Gallow for this generous donation. He said Chief Gallow offered them assistance by donating Felony to the sheriff’s office, and he thanks the chief and his staff for assisting Soileau with his goal to continue improving law enforcement for this parish.
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Londonderry Police Honor Officers During Ceremony
Last week, the Londonderry Police Department honored several of its own members in an award ceremony. Letters of Commendation and Commendation Bars were given to more than ten of the department’s officers, sergeants, and dispatchers, both for their actions taken during stressful situations and for the service they have provided to both the department and specialized units.
During the award presentations, Sergeant Kevin Cavallaro received a Letter of Commendation for Meritorious Service for his work on the Southern New Hampshire Special Operations Unit (SNHSOU). Sergeant Cavallaro left the SNHSOU recently, as one of the few original members from when the team first went into action in 1999.
According to the Letter of Commendation, “the Londonderry Police Department recognizes and deeply appreciates the dedication and commitment that Sergeant Cavallaro has exhibited throughout his tenure with the team, and that his service has indeed been above and beyond the typical call of duty. Dedication such as this, coupled with maintaining a very high level of performance, is worthy of recognition.”
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Weymouth K-9 dog takes on new job with Quincy police
When he became chief of Weymouth Police last year, Richard Grimes knew he’d have to make a decision about Khiya, the canine who’d rolled with him on patrol and came home with him after shifts.
The Belgian Malinois was too starved for action to be domesticated, and Grimes didn’t want to see her sold or put down. But he didn’t need a dog anymore, and there was no one in the department to take her.
Khiya came up during a conversation Grimes had later with friend Robert Gillan, a friend with Quincy police.
“He mentioned that his girl, as he put it, really needed to go to work,” Gillan said.
Quincy police needed a dog on its midnight patrol shift, but it wasn’t prudent for the department to spend the roughly $8,000 it would take to get one from Europe, where police dogs are typically bred.
So Khiya ended up riding and living since February with Quincy K-9 Officer James Cassidy.
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County cadets strive to become state troopers
The six Pennsylvania State Police Academy cadets from Schuylkill County are beating the odds by fighting their instincts and learning new ways to react.
This cadet class, the 131st, is on par with the average graduation rate of about 80 percent, dropping from 157 cadets the first day to 134 by Friday.
Audra Schmidt, 24, of Sheppton; Jack Hoban Jr., 26, of Auburn; Vincent LaSelva, 27, of Palo Alto; Thomas Zarcufsky, 25, of Shenandoah; Alan Zulick, 30, of Saint Clair, and Michael Zulkowski, 26, of Shenandoah, all remain in the class that began Sept. 20.
Each of the six echoed the reason for their success so far: They had realistic expectations about the academy, a paramilitary experience based on West Point standards.
“It’s basically what I was expecting, though every day there are new challenges and some things are a little different than what I thought they might be like,” Hoban said, who is part of B Platoon with LaSelva.
Part of that difference is an internal struggle.
Bridge Named in Honor of State Trooper
Bob Johnson had traveled Route 10 between Man and Logan thousands of times over the years and Sunday a bridge in Rum Creek was named in his honor.
Family and friends gathered by the sign for a special ceremony Sunday.
Johnson was a State Trooper who lost his life to Multiple Sclerosis back in 2009.
His daughter says her dad made a lasting impact on everyone he met.
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CCSO SWAT team takes award, 7th place at roundup
Last week, members of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team took part in the 28th Annual SWAT Roundup International (SRI) competition.
Staged at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office training facility in Orlando, this weeklong, world-class event showcased special operations teams from Germany, Canada, Bosnia, Hungary, Kuwait, Jamaica and Brazil, along with competitors from agencies around Florida and across the United States. More than 50 teams competed in five grueling events, and the final standings were all but remarkable.
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Criminal profiling vs. racial profiling
I was accused of racial profiling on the first traffic stop I made as a rookie LAPD officer in 1998. I had spotted a reckless driver speeding through the streets of Van Nuys in a large pickup truck, so I flipped on my lights and took up the chase. The driver eventually pulled over, but as I walked up to his car, he began shouting at me, accusing me of having stopped him because he was black.
I could not sleep that night. A liberal academic before becoming a police officer, I had joined the Los Angeles Police Department hoping to make a difference. Yet here I was, on my first traffic stop, being accused of racism.
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UMass hosts K9 certification over the summer
Officer Liana Varosky walks 4-year-old Diezel around a junk car in the parking lot behind North Residential Apartments at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Within seconds, he paws at the front passenger headlight, indicating he has a hit. In the car was a quarter ounce of Drug Enforcement Administration-certified marijuana planted by UMass officers.
That’s K-9 Diezel, one of the UMass Amherst Police Department’s (UMPD) two dogs, demonstrating his amazing sense of smell during a certification and training workshop held on the UMass campus the week of June 7. Diezel was one of 28 dogs—from police departments in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, and from the Defense Department—who participated along with their handlers in the event co-sponsored by the UMPD and the Massachusetts Police Work Dog Association.
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Cops Use Facebook to Bust Bragging Criminals
A note to all current and prospective criminals: If you plan on robbing someone’s jewelry, don’t post a picture of yourself showing off that jewelry on Facebook.
NYPD detectives have been using social-networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace as a crime-fighting tool, busting up drug rings, gangs, solving sexual assaults, and finding stolen goods, according to the New York Post.
“It’s almost become unfair,” said a law-enforcement source to the Post. “Facebook and MySpace are killing these guys.”
One criminal, James Roberts, a convicted thief out of Manhattan, was found on MySpace showing off a ring that cops say he robbed from a man at a Chelsea bus stop a day earlier.
“This guy’s boasting, ‘I’ve got new bling!” said a police source.
When the detectives found the photo, they showed it to the victim, who was quickly able to identify the stolen ring. Roberts, along with a partner, Darryl Calier, were both arrested and convicted of robbery, and were sentenced to five years in prison.
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West Creek Middle toy bear drive fills Sheriff’s Office patrol cars
Colorful stuffed animals of all shapes and sizes spilled out the windows and trunks of two Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars Monday afternoon at West Creek Middle School.
Students had collected more than 1,000 stuffed animals to donate to the Sheriff’s Office in an effort organized by the Junior Civitan Club.
In the spring, heavy rain and a leaky roof destroyed dozens of stuffed animals that Deputy Ted Denny, Sheriff’s Office spokesman, had stored in his office.
“We needed bears. We put the word out, and the community has gone all out to support the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office,” Denny said. “We use these bears to give to kids in automobile accidents, we give them to our patrol men to give to children, and at times I’ve even given these bears to women in domestic situations who just need something to hold on to.”
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