When the Woodhaven Police Department got wind that March 13 was National K-9 Veterans Day, officials couldn’t let it go by without saluting their former officers dogs that served and protected the capital over the years.
Initially there was Steele, therefore came Jax, Bruno was following, and the last police dog was Nova.
For the most part, K-9 officials have been in place in Woodhaven since 1997.
Retired Police Chief Vince Price was the operator for K-9 Officer Steele from 1997 to 2005.
Lt. David Toler was the manager for Jax.
Lieutenant Dean Vann was the manager for Bruno and Officer Jennifer Ratliff spent two years as Nova’s manager, the shortest amount of time a police canine has served the area.
Lt. Toler said it was the Woodhaven Animal Hospital, which had a great relationship with the pups, that formally recognized the time first.
The doctor called the evening an, “annual acknowledgment of the extraordinary contributions of military and law enforcement services dogs who serve and protect us”.
Nova is the only living K-9 agent of the four.
Toler said all of their officers dogs have had a considerable effect, and not just in Woodhaven, but also in assisting with various local and federal agencies.
The K-9 software shined particularly brilliant in 2018 when Vann and Bruno received national interest as consumers of the National Narcotics Detection Team of the Year Award.
Bruno was certified in devotion, tracking, narcotics detection, information healing, area and building research, and manager protection.
The division has been without a police puppy since Nova was retired in 2023.
According to Toler, another authorities dog is scheduled to be brought on board with the ministry in April for education.
Two officers were looking to get named as the manager for the approaching K-9 agent.
Toler said Officer Cameron Poslaiko has been selected for the task.
The colonel said he had never heard of K-9 Veterans Day before and believes the department didn’t wish their officers dogs to be ignored.
The K-9 software has always been completely embraced by the group during functions.
Toler said the puppies have played a major role in college marches as effectively.
” Our K-9s have been an excellent price and are an essential tool for law enforcement to utilize”, Toler said.
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