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.
Bank of America donating houses to entice Detroit cops to live in city
Bank of America is donating 10 houses for the city’s project to lure city officers back into city neighborhoods and will tear down 100 vacant properties under a partnership with the city, Mayor Dave Bing announced this morning.
The Project 14 program — named for the police code for “back to normal” — offers housing assistance on tax-foreclosed homes. Under the initiative announced this morning, city officials will look at Bank of America inventory to identify homes that will be used for the project.
Grieving a Slain Officer is Handled by the Book
As Fond du Lac is dealing with right now, an officer killed in the line of duty is the worst nightmare for any police department.
Captain Dave Konrath of the Brown County Sheriff’s Department says a line of duty death is something every law enforcement agency prays doesn’t happen but all realize can happen.
“In this line of work, this kind of situation is an inherent risk that we have to be prepared for.”
Konrath says every department has a plan in place. Brown County’s is outlined in a line of duty death manual.
“We look at what has to be done both logistically for the funeral process, but more importantly our first line is to take care of the family. This is a tragic situation in which they are not thinking about all these things, so we have to do that for them.”
Konrath says one officer is assigned to the fallen officer’s family to make sure their wishes are carried out.
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Passaic County sheriff launches Facebook page
The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office created a Facebook page to post information about emergent situations, public events and department information.
Sheriff Richard Berdnik used the recently-created page to put out information about flooding in the region during the past couple weeks. One post warned residents about rising waters while another told them where they could pick up sandbags filled by inmates.
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Kissimmee Police K9’s receive certification
The Kissimmee Police Department’s three canine teams have completed their annual certification in Perry, Florida as part of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s annual requirement.
The Kissimmee Police Department’s canine units also maintain their certification through the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWA).
Kissimmee canine teams Office Seich and K9 Maxx and Officer Ford and K9 Dangen have achieved the Police Utility Dog Certification completing testing in obedience, both on and off leash with verbal and hand commands, article search, area search, building search, tracking/trailing and aggression control. Officer Mata and K9 Reno received certification in obedience including on and off leash.
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Shawnee K-9 veteran retires, new duo steps up
There are certain advantages to having a Belgian Malinois for a police partner.
And perhaps none are so fear-inducing than the one highlighted on a bright yellow sign tacked above Officer Mike Powell’s desk at the Shawnee Police Department.
I can make it to the fence in 2.8 seconds.
CAN YOU?
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