Source: South Bend Tribune     Published: Feb. 18, 2010

Legislation motivated by the death of a Mishawaka police dog is moving ahead in the General Assembly. A House of Representatives committee passed a measure Wednesday that would make it possible to charge a person with a Class D felony if he or she causes the death of a police animal while driving under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances. Class D is the least serious type of felony.

Source: The Post-Journal     Published: Feb. 18, 2010

Two Jamestown men are facing felony drug charges which likely could have been avoided if the snow was brushed off the front license plate of the vehicle they were traveling in.

Source: Chillicothe Gazette     Published: Feb. 18, 2010

Three men were taken into custody Tuesday evening after a traffic stop resulted in discovery of drugs in the vehicle. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, at just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, a trooper stopped a vehicle on Eastern Avenue for a traffic violation. Criminal indicators were observed, which prompted a drug-sniffing dog to be brought to the scene.

Source: Brunswick Sun     Published: Feb. 18, 2010

A K-9 unit was instrumental in capturing a 24-year-old Grafton Road man at 1:44 a.m. Feb. 11. The man was ultimately turned over to police in Strongsville, where a warrant had been issued for the man's arrest.

Source: Napa Valley Register     Published: Feb. 18, 2010

A Napa police K9 officer's dog suffered minor injuries Tuesday after a pit bull attacked it while the officer was responding to the report of a fight.

Source: The Olympian     Published: Feb. 18, 2010

His name is ROGeR. And the big-eared, dark-eyed 3-month-old German shepherd has become the unofficial mascot for the Lakewood Police Department. He's named after the four officers killed Nov. 29 in a Parkland coffee shop. His name is derived from the first letters of the last names of the slain officers—Sgt. Mark Renninger and officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards.

Source: Chicago Press Release Services     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

State police said a 2-ton drug bust Monday on a Douglas County highway was likely in Illinois' all-time top 10. "This was one of the largest drug seizures in state of Illinois history," said Capt. Stuart Shaver, administrator of the nine-county East Central Illinois police district that includes Douglas, Champaign, Macon and Vermilion counties.

The annual American Red Cross Acts of Courage Awards are going to the dogs. A new "Animal Hero" category will recognize Stow police dog Nero at the 14th annual event March 2. Each year, the American Red Cross of Summit and Portage counties recognizes residents who have acted courageously in emergencies. This year, 15 heroes will be recognized: 14 people and one German shepherd.

Source: KTVB.com     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

Boise Police Chief Michael Masterson accepted a donation of $4,200 to the new Boise Police Canine Foundation today. The gift came from Platt, and company Chairman Harvey Platt.

Source: Denver Post     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

K-9 units from various Adams County law enforcement agencies searched Adams City High School this morning for contraband and narcotics, the Commerce City Police said this morning.

Source: BVI News Online     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

Police with the use of Police K-9 dog Ciro uncovered 38 dime bags of marijuana in the Crablot area over the weekend.

Source: Mille Lacs County Times     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

Two drug-sniffing, suspect-chasing K-9s are no longer part of the county's law enforcement agencies. Mille Lacs Tribal Officer Pat Broberg's dog Magic retired on January 1st and one week later, his counterpart, Tracker, was put to sleep.

Source: Fox News     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

Three California men are being held on $1 million bond each after their arrest on suspicion of hauling more than two tons of marijuana across eastern Illinois.

Source: The Daily Record     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

A sniffer dog used in the search for missing Madeleine McCann found a man buried in sand dunes in Orkney, a court heard yesterday.

Source: Delaware Online     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

Two men were arrested Monday night for trafficking cocaine as part of an ongoing investigation into drug sales in the Holly Oak area, New Castle County police said.

Source: nbc4i     Published: Feb. 17, 2010

A traffic stop in Chillicothe led to the arrest of three men after authorities said a drug-sniffing K-9 indicated drugs were in the vehicle.

Source: WTVR CBS6     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

Soldiers from Fort Lee are preparing to leave for duty overseas, but one of them has four legs.

Source: Victoria News     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

The Winter Games are well underway and many athletes so close to Olympic gold they can taste it. But one special Victoria team has already tasted gold, and is now working behind the scenes in Vancouver using a keen sense of smell to keep those athletes safe.

Source: The World     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

North Bend police, with the help of a Coos Bay police dog, arrested a North Bend man Monday, after people saw someone attacking a woman near a store.

Source: BBC News     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

Police dogs from the Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire forces have been trained to detect explosives in preparation for the 2012 Olympics.

Source: The Daily Gazette     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

Suspected drunken joyriders were tracked down by police dogs after they tried to flee the scene of a crash.

Source: Evansville Courier & Press     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

Evansville police had to use a K-9 dog to get a man to come out of the crawl space where he was hiding from officers, who were investigating the theft of some steaks and baby food from a Sav-A-Lot grocery store at 500 E. Diamond Ave. 3:40 p.m. Monday.

Source: Pulaski County Daily     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

An alert Waynesville police officer on routine patrol intercepted $10.2 million worth of crystal methamphetamine and cocaine in what police say is by far the largest drug bust in Pulaski County history.

Source: The Union Star     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

On February 12, Brookneal Police Department Officer Scott Earhart stopped a vehicle in the parking lot of Burgers, Shakes & Cream for a traffic violation. A search of the vehicle and occupants was conducted and the passenger Corey Lance Smith, 19, Brookneal, was in possession of a small amount of marijuana.

Source: The Straits Times     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to stop buying a British-made bomb scanner after tests proved it performed worse than a sniffer dog. Mr Abhisit said Thailand had already spent at least US$21 million (S$29.6 million) on between 700 and 800 of the detectors since 2003. 'We consider that a sniffer dog is better than the GT200,' Mr Abhisit told reporters.

Source: Philly     Published: Feb. 16, 2010

When his longtime K9 partner began barking incessantly on Wednesday, a Chester County police chief knew something was terribly wrong. Such behavior was out of character for Ricky, an 11-year-old German shepherd with an outstanding temperament, West Caln Township Police Chief Curt A. Martinez said.

Source: Madison.com     Published: Feb. 15, 2010

Arno—A Dutch shepherd and the Madison Police Department's first "dual-purpose" dog—serving both as a drug dog and a patrol dog—Arno finds duct tape and other evidence hidden in a cluster of pine trees in a South Side marsh, helping to unravel the truth that missing UW-Madison student Audrey Seiler faked her own abduction in March 2004. Arno won the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association "Meritorious Narcotics Find of the Year" award in 2001, 2002 and 2004. He retired in 2006 after sniffing out nearly 130 pounds of marijuana, 12 pounds of cocaine and numerous firearms, and died of prostate cancer a few months later.

Source: The Times Tribune     Published: Feb. 15, 2010

Williamsburg's K9 Officer Brandon Prewitt and his partner Rico helped capture an 18-year-old woman who ran from police Thursday afternoon.

Source: Castanet.net     Published: Feb. 15, 2010

The nose always knows. Vernon RCMP were called to Toro's Pub Sunday morning at 3 a.m. after a report of an attempted break and enter.

Source: Yuma Sun     Published: Feb. 15, 2010

The two newest officers on the Cocopah police force have a dogged determination when it comes to enforcing the law. But not to worry, the two officers, Jerry Lee and Cisco, which are both Belgian Malinois, and are the first canines the Cocopah Police Department has ever had.

Source: Wisconsin State Journal        Published: Feb. 15, 2010

Like an old dog rejuvenated by a frisky puppy, Officer Henry Wilson was reinvigorated about policing when he got a new partner - a 2-year-old German shepherd from the Czech Republic named Ivan.

Source: Santa Maria Times    Published: Feb. 15, 2010

Sheriff's Deputy Allen Barger's new partner has some big paws to fill. Barger and his last partner, Jake, a narcotics detection dog, worked together for 10 years.

Source: Southeast Missourian    Published: Feb. 15, 2010

The Kennett Police Department recently purchased a drug dog through Canine Unlimited. The dog will be active with the department after an upcoming 10-day certification period for the handler and canine.

Source: CBS Atlanta    Published: Feb. 15, 2010

Last November, Cpl. Chad Moxon's police dog, Jimi, was taken from his home and brutally beaten to death and dumped along the side of a rural Georgia road. With the help of donations, the Griffin Police Department was able to purchase another K-9 for $12,500 to replace the murdered dog.

Source: The Record Searchlight    Published: Feb. 15, 2010

A Redding police dog helped find a man suspected of attempting Sunday afternoon to rob an east Redding convenience store.

Source: Times-Herald    Published: Feb. 15, 2010

The body of an east Coweta man last heard from Friday evening was found Sunday afternoon in a pond behind his home in Kensington Estates subdivision off Reese Rd.

Source: Times-Tribune    Published: Feb. 14, 2010

For most of his 8-year-old life, German shepherd Brix has been a career dog, patrolling Scranton's streets for criminals and drugs. But starting last month, the rest of his days will be spent padding around the house of city Detective James Pappas, whose 2-year-old daughter likes to pull on Brix's ears and use him as a stepping stool onto the couch.

Source: Voice of America     Published: Feb. 14, 2010

Not all of the teams in Vancouver are here to compete.  Some are here to save lives should the unthinkable happen. They can be the best way to find someone buried in snow, but the idea of using them has only been around for a few decades.

Source: The New Vision    Published: Feb. 13, 2010

The collapse of rural crime management systems has pushed communities to come up with innovative ideas on how to best to tackle crime. One such idea is the use of sniffer dogs for detection of criminals. I was in Mbale and the trick is working well. In Bududa, harvest times have been very difficult for matooke farmers as their bunches were stolen from their gardens.

Source: The York Press    Published: Feb. 13, 2010

The latest North Yorkshire Police recruit to graduate from training will pursue criminals with truly dogged determination. Grace, a German Shepherd, joined the force when she was ten weeks old in 2008.

Source: WLOX13    Published: Feb. 13, 2010

Police dogs from across the south are putting their skills to the test this weekend in Pascagoula. Local law enforcement agencies are hosting the USPCA regional trials where police dogs obtain their annual certifications in different skills.

Source: Digital Video & Imagery Distribution System     Published: Feb. 12, 2010

He eats, he sleeps, he plays and sometimes he works, but it's not really work. It's a dog's life. Arek is a military working dog who's seen it all and still lives to tear apart squeaky toys. And just like some military service members, one of the only things he's really scared of is ... mice.