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K-9

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    The use of canine teams has proven to be an excellent tool in the field of law enforcement. The dogs have a keen sense of smell that gives them the ability to quickly locate narcotics, people and evidence.  The police department maintains three K-9 teams.  The three teams are assigned to the Patrol Division.  These are uniformed positions, with each officer driving a specially marked K-9 vehicle. The primary role of the police service dog is to aid law enforcement as a locating tool. In the K-9 unit, the police service dogs aid in locating offenders of crimes, lost or missing persons, evidence of crimes, and narcotics detection.  All officers are certified through the State of Illinois and nationally through the North American Police Work Dog Association.

    The handlers must maintain proficiency of the dog through continuous, ongoing, monthly training to maintain certification standards. Each of the police service dogs live with their K-9 Officer they are partnered with.  Daily grooming, feeding, and exercise are typical care and maintenance responsibilities of the handlers in addition to the rigorous specialized training.

    K9 KING

    Officer Pedecone and his partner King have worked together for the last four years.  King is a five year old male, German Short-Haired Pointer.  Although King was born in Europe, the two were paired together at a kennel in Pennsylvania.  King is trained in Narcotics detection and tracking.  He is not trained in aggression so he is very friendly and loves attention from people.

    Officer Tovar and his partner Mars have worked together for one year.  Mars is a two year old male, German Shephard.  A typical day for Officers Tovar and Mars includes responding to calls for service, assisting with K-9 duties as needed, and enforcing local, state and federal laws.  Mars is specially trained in drug detection, article searches, and human tracking and is described as being friendly with civilians.  Officer Tovar named his partner “Mars” after the Roman God Mars who was said to be the God of war, a protector of people and cities, and a leader.

    K9 MARS

    K9 ORY

    K9_ORY

    Officer Failla has worked on the K-9 unit for four years and two of those years have been with his current partner Ory.  Ory is a three year old male, German Shephard who was born in Europe.  The officers are certified by the North American Police Work Dog Association in the following specialties: narcotics, tracking, article search, obedience, area search, and building search.  Ory is very friendly with civilians and loves making new friends with Berwyn residents.

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