New police K-9 unit ready for action

When Lee’s Summit Police Department Master Police Officer Steve Grubb and his partner start their shift, it’s a process.

“Well, first we load the toys,” Grubb said. “And the food and snacks. Anything he’ll need.”

If it sounds like Grubb has a toddler for a partner, well, it’s because he does.

Grubb and Griff, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, are the LSPD’s newest K-9 unit.

“The two things I love are working narcotics and the K-9 unit, so this was an absolute perfect fit,” Grubb said about his new job. “We’re still new to the unit, but it’s been going great so far.”

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Louisville Kentucky Metro Police K-9 Unit Still Needs Help

LINE-X Protective Coatings of Kentucky recently awarded the Louisville Metro Police Department’s K-9 Unit with a $10,000 contribution towards the refurbishment of its kennel facility which is in dire need of repair and upgrades. As many of their LMPD human partners will attest, the special breed of Belgian Malinois dogs are the hardest working officers they’ve ever seen and they expect nothing in return. That’s exactly why the members of the Louisville Metro Police K-9 Unit deserve a better place to call home and LINE-X Protective Coatings of Kentucky is working with the Louisville Kennel Club to provide the necessary funds and manpower to spray the facility with LINE-X, which will help protect the kennel against decades of peeling paint and rust.

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Law enforcement goes virtual: cops turn to Skype

When police in Palm Beach hope to make an arrest in DUI cases, they turn to Skype – the popular video calling and chat application.

Why, you ask?

“When it comes to impairment, time is of the essence,” explained Cpl. Morgan.

“The goal is get the most accurate capture of evidence closest to the time of the incident and our experience using Skype helps us do that.”

Indeed, Skype expedites the process of obtaining blood search warrants for DUI suspects.

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Bow-Wow! Local Police Dog Featured in Playboy

Awww, Midge is such a cutie!

LOL! I love the “I just read it for the articles about dogs….dog articles” comment:)

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She’s a nationally known law enforcement officer, who, despite her small size, can take a small bite out of crime.  Now she’s taking her career in a different direction.

For the past five years, Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland’s dog, Midge, has gained fame and popularity around the world.

“She is a certified narcotics dog. She’s certified by the state of Ohio, the Ohio Attorney’s office in the detection of a whole list of narcotics.  She’s part chihuahua, part rat terrier and does still hold the record, the Guinness world record, as the smallest certified working police dog in the world,” said Sheriff McClelland.

Last Monday, Sheriff McCelland began receiving messages that Midge was in the latest issue of Playboy magazine.

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This Mountie always gets his toddler

Kamloops RCMP Const. Dave Lewis and police-service dog Zak were heroes on the weekend when they found a missing toddler who had wandered into the hills of Kenna Cartwright Park.

Zak didn’t take long to find the youngster asleep in the Dufferin park after wandering from a backyard.

On Sunday, March 27, a Vancouver family arrived in Kamloops to visit friends at the house in Dufferin. Their two children — ages  21 months and four years — went into the backyard of the home to play.

At some point, police say, the younger brother wandered off into the woods adjacent to the home. Police were called at about 9 p.m.

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YOU TUBE VIDEO K9 ZAK

Canine joins Great Barrington police

Leaning on community support in a way it never has before, the police department has a new four-legged asset to help maintain law and order.

Jori, a 20-month-old German shepherd from Slovakia, is in training to become the town’s first K-9 officer. The dog will provide assistance in building searches, traffic stops, and tracking suspects and missing persons.

Officer Timothy Ullrich and Sgt. William Bartini began looking into procuring a police dog four months ago. Though outside K-9 units have been called in for serious cases, Ullrich discovering there were as many as 70 calls in the last year where a dog would have been helpful in their investigation.

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New knees kept K-9 on job

St. Joseph County police Cpl. Neil Hoover and his K-9 partner, Beni, kneel off-duty outside their home in Mishawaka. (South Bend Tribune Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN / March 24, 2011)

The despondent man had phoned his family to say he was going to end it all, and St. Joseph County police were racing the clock to get to the potential suicide before it was too late.

Electronic coordinates showed his cell phone in the woods behind Granger Community Church in Mishawaka.

Beni knew better.

“As we were walking down next to the church, Beni already started picking up something,” said Cpl. Neil Hoover of the St. Joseph County Police Department’s K-9 Unit.

“He was already starting to pull me. I kept watching the woods because I was waiting for Beni to turn up into the woods.”

Beni wasn’t headed for the woods. The K-9 was tracking a scent to a clearing next to the lake.

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Police POV

Tru TV has come up with a brand new idea for tv….following cops around with cameras!! OMG! Why has it taken this long?!

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Here’s the blurb from their website:

It’s the most intense police series ever. Police POV captures what it’s really like to be a cop, with every wild moment caught on the new AXON camera from Taser, from their point-of-view. All the car chases, drug busts, foot pursuits and struggles with hidden guns, just as the cops see it. You’ll never look at law enforcement the same way again.

Starts April 17th at 10 pm. Annnnnd a video snippet can be found here.

Janesville-Based Group Works To Keep K-9 Dogs Safe

On a day that his partner, Fond du Lac police officer Craig Birkholz, was laid to rest, others in the state are paying tribute not only to Birkholz, but also to a four-legged member of the department, Grendel, who was shot in the abdomen during the same standoff.

Grendel was not wearing a K-9 bulletproof vest, and it’s one woman’s mission to make sure this kind of injury doesn’t happen again.

“When it’s a high-stress situation, he goes in first,” said Madison Police Officer Jim Donnell.

Donnell depends on his partner to track down suspects and bring them into custody.

His K-9 partner, Johnny, is a five-year veteran of the Madison police.

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Midvale police dog inspiration behind new fund; body armor for K-9s

Koda, a beloved member of the Midvale Police Department K-9 squad, was killed by a man fleeing from police in January 2010. Now a new fund could help protect all canine officers.

Spend any amount of time with Midvale police officer Brian Todd, and eventually you’ll hear him talk to Falko. The 2-year-old Belgian Malinois is Todd’s K-9 partner.

“The dog is part of your family,” Todd said. “He’s your pet when you’re at home, and he’s your partner when you’re at work. We’re together 24 hours a day.”

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