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K-9

K-9 — The K-9 topic page provides police canine handlers with news and information to increase the effectiveness of a K-9 team. Whether you are working with a cadaver dog, bomb-detection dog, search-and-rescue dog, or enforcement dog, this page is for you. And if you don’t currently work with K-9s, this is a great place for animal lovers to learn how to get into this exciting area of law enforcement.

FULL LIST OF K-9 Topics

Video: K-9 unit barks goodbye to fellow police dog killed in blue-on-blue - K-9 Nicky was accidentally shot and killed by an officer during a gun battle
Video: Las Vegas police shoot suspect, accidentally kill K-9 - The shooting suspect was left paralyzed after a shootout with police
Mass. K-9 receives ballistic vest through grant - Wearing a vest won’t be an around-the-clock activity for Epic considering how much they weigh and how hot Epic will get
UK cops consider police cat after 5-year-old sends them heartwarming letter - Eliza Adamson-Hopper wrote to Chief Constable Mike Barton and suggested the force employ a cat for police work
Mich. K-9 awarded health insurance grant - Atos is a 3-year-old German shepherd
K-9s may be best line of defense against subway attacks - For security reasons, NYPD won't say how many of these dogs it has to cover the nation's largest subway system
Officer drives 12 hours to return dog to family after fatal collision - After a family lost their daughter in a tragic accident, police wanted to reunite them with her pet
After K-9 slain, young girl sends Ohio PD her allowance for vests - The girl sent money to the partner of late K-9 Officer Jethro
K-9 Veterans Day: NY lawmakers want to honor 4-legged heroes - The legislation is the latest example of lawmakers' efforts to address the needs of four-legged New Yorkers
Senate votes to toughen penalty for attacking K-9s - Currently, if the wounded animal returns to service, the attacker faces a misdemeanor
K-9 killer indicted for shootout with Ohio police - He could get more than 50 years in prison if convicted on all charges
4 hurt as student opens fire in Ohio school cafeteria - The gunman was apprehended by the help of a K-9
Vt. State Police dog is adorable during a car wash - Max the Vermont State Police dog got a deserved break from sniffing out drugs and corpses and is getting a bit Internet-famous for a short video of him/her leaping with joy as a human officer sprays water on a squad car during a car wash.
Colo. police receive grant to fund K-9 program - The program provides a $500 yearly medical plan through Veterinary Pet Insurance
Calif. K-9 in training gets 'bad guy' - King City Police Department trains their newest patrol puppy.
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