Officer of the Month EXCLUSIVE: Port Of Seattle’s K-9 Officers
In a Washington’s Most Wanted exclusive, we’re introducing you to the two Port of Seattle K-9 officers and their partners assigned to the D.E.A’s ‘High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force’.
In the last 16 months, they’ve been responsible for almost 60 arrests and the seizure of millions of dollars in dangerous drugs and cash, and that’s why we’re pleased to recognize them as our March ‘Officers of the Month’.
Co-workers affectionately call Det. Cory Stairs and Det. Matthew Bruch the ‘Wonder Twins’. They hired on about the same time at the Port of Seattle. They’re best friends and with their K-9 partners ‘Caro’ and ‘Lilly’, are tenacious crime-fighters who the D.E.A Special Agent in Charge Doug James says are making a huge impact. “During the last 16 months, these two officers have been responsible for the seizure of 34 pounds of meth, 30 pounds of cocaine, 5 pounds of heroin, and $1.4 million.”
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Dining with the Dogs to help K-9 first-responder programs
Proceeds from an April 2 fundraiser at the historic Camarillo House will benefit a trio of K-9 first-responder programs.
Dining with the Dogs proceeds will go to the National Police Dog Foundation, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 Search and Rescue Team and the Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 unit. It is the first collaborative fundraising effort for the three organizations, said veterinarian Dr. Ron Dalzell, treasurer of the foundation and an event organizer.
“Most people don’t realize the agencies work together as closely as they do,” he said. “Most people think the dog programs are paid for by the various departments, but if we didn’t have the public providing the funds, we wouldn’t be able to provide the services.”
Drug dog ‘Rambo’ ready to rumble at O’Hare
Five days a week, Rambo is sniffing out trouble at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at O’Hare International Airport. But soon the 8-year-old Belgian Malinois will retire.
He and his partner, Joseph Jablonski, search parcels from around the world for drugs.
“Together we’re a drug enforcement team. We look for narcotics that come through the mail,” said Jablonski. The K-9 officer said Rambo is “pretty good” at his job. But that might just be an understatement.
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Chicago Police Supt. Terry Hillard may add to officers on beat patrol
Interim Chicago Police Supt. Terry Hillard is chipping away at the legacy of his predecessor — Jody Weis — by changing the department’s command structure and preparing to move cops to the patrol division from specialized units, sources said Wednesday.
Hillard is considering moving 100 officers from the department’s 260-officer Mobile Strike Force back to the patrol division. He is also looking to move officers from other special citywide units to patrol, sources said.
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Police dogs receive bulletproof vests
As of Saturday Western Massachusetts police dogs also wear bulletproof vests just like the cops in charge of the K-9 units. 
University of Massachusetts Police Officer Liana Varosky proudly displayed her dog’s new vest.
Twelve-year-old Lily Aisensberg from Sudbury in Central Massachusetts had raised the money to buy the bulletproof and knife resistant vests for K9 Charon of Wilbraham. She is now leading efforts to raise funds for K9 Jax of Southwick.
Officer Varosky told 22News, that her dog, Diezel, needed this protection.
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Sudbury girl continues efforts to help protect police dogs
Officer Tom Krutka with 5 1/2 year old K9 partner, Jax of the Southwick police dept. with 12-year-old Lily Aisenberg. Lily is hoping to raise $735 to cover the cost of a new bullet protective vest for K9 Jax on Feb. 19 at Especially for Pets in Sudbury.
She’s passionate about horses and dogs. Most recently, she experienced a day in the life of a hard working police dog. Back in 2010, 12-year-old Lily Aisenberg of Sudbury learned of a non-profit program that provided protective vests for police dogs in Massachusetts called Vested Interest in K9s and decided to join their efforts.
Lily contacted Sandy Marcal, president of Vested Interest in K9s, Inc, and asked how she could help. Through coin drives at local businesses and a fundraising day at Especially for Pets in Wayland and Sudbury, Lily successfully raised $735 to donate towards a vest for K9 Charon of the Wilbraham Police Department.
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