| APD K-9 Patrol Newsletter |
| April 2005 |
| Volume 2, Number 4 |
| General Updates |
| We are opening a police canine training to civilian observation on Monday, April 18th, 2005 from 11 P.M. to 1 A.M. at a location to be determined. We can allow up to three people to come out watch us train our dogs in High-Risk Traffic Stops. Although we are unable to use volunteers at this time, we still enjoy seeing many of our former class members. Contact Officer Lahr by E-mail if you are interested in attending or have any questions. |
| Arrest Highlights |
| Arrests made in the month of March include: |
| Officer Forbes & Aztek assisted patrol in David Sector two times. Once to help remove a dangerous felon from a vehicle after a long vehicle pursuit. The second was to help find and arrest a hidden burglary suspect inside a Daycare center. Officer Ferris & Kozmo assisted patrol in David sector by helping take two armed robbers into custody after the armed robbery took place and the suspects fled to a trailer park. Officer Lahr & Draco assisted patrol in Edward sector by finding a suspect hidden under a van after fleeing from police in his vehicle and then on foot. |
| Community |
| Due to TAKS testing and spring break falling just before the original contest deadline, the “Name That Dog” Contest has been extended to April 8th. So far, we have received some really good candidates for the seventh dog’s name and have read some interesting reasons why a particular name was chosen. Check out the latest names submitted at www.k9crimefighters.com/dognames. |
| Upcoming |
| - “Name That Dog” Contest award ceremony in April 2005. - Officer Eveleth’s police K-9 selection begins in April 2005. - K-9 Patrol training open to civilian observation Monday April, 18, 2005 from 11 P.M. to 1 A.M. |
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| APD K-9 PATROL INFORMATION CONTACT: Officer DJ Lahr darrin.lahr@ci.austin.tx.us EDITOR: Rose Kaminski rose@k9crimefighters.com WE’RE ON THE WEB! For more information: www.k9crimefighters.com |
| Last updated 12/22/2005 |
| The Texas Police Games are coming up this June. We hope that one or more K-9 teams will participate in the K-9 Patrol part of the competition on Thursday, June 16th at the police academy in San Antonio, Texas. Medals will be awarded for Obedience, Box Searching, Man Work, and Agility. Web Site Update: New Web pages have been added showing the history of the police dogs of APD’s K-9 Patrol. From 1979 to the present, all police canines are listed one of three ways: by date, by dog name, and by handler name. As we gather additional information, you will be able to click on the dog’s name and go to a page devoted to information for that particular canine. These Web pages will be updating constantly, so check back from time to time to see what’s been added. Go to www.k9crimefighters.com and click on History of APD K-9 Patrol Police Dogs. |
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| K-9 Patrol Unit News |
| Officer Eveleth has installed the dog kennel at his home. He is ready to select his new canine partner very soon and will start looking at and testing dogs with Officer Lahr starting in early April. The length of time that the selection process takes is dependent on when they are able to find a good police dog candidate. In the past, selection has taken as little as one day and as long as two months. |
| Training |
| Narcotics Detection: Drug dog training finally moved from the classroom to the actual scent detection of narcotics on March 11th. All three dogs are currently learning to detect the odor of Marijuana. The other drug odors will be introduced as each dog successfully learns to detect a drug and progresses to the next one. After the dogs master the scent introduction at the boxes, they will move on to vehicle searches. Check out the K-9 Crime Fighters Web site for new pictures of the box training (www.k9crimefighters.com/drugdogs). New Handler Training: Officer Eveleth has completed about half of his classroom training and has passed each area with flying colors. The following classes are successfully completed: 1. Introduction to the Helper 2. Health and Kennel Maintenance 3. K-9 Training Records 4. The Remote Collar 5. Certifications and Audits 6. Patrol Dog Selection |