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Ex-lawmaker flees cops, attacks K-9 before surrendering

Ex-lawmaker flees cops, attacks K-9 before surrendering

He became the first person in Nevada history to be kicked out of the state Legislature, then led police on a violent pursuit - Full Story

News

Calif. CO, K-9 killed in single-vehicle crash

Calif. CO, K-9 killed in single-vehicle crash

CPH is investigating why the vehicle suddenly veered off the road and rolled down an embankment - Full Story

Columns

Are you a K-9 officer or an interdiction officer with a dog? Andrew Hawkes - Highway Drug Interdiction

Are you a K-9 officer or an interdiction officer with a dog?

I propose to you that there is a difference between a full-time K-9 officer and a full-time interdiction officer who happens to be a certified dog handler - Full Story

Videos

Badass future police dog. 8 week old GSD puppy!!!

Sgt. Kent Gregory with 8 week old puppy K-9 Jax!!!

Exclusives

Are you an expert K-9 handler?

Are you an expert K-9 handler?

According to new research from work performance guru Tony Schwartz and the Harvard Business Review, no, you’re not (and not by a long shot) - Full Story

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The rise of firearms-sniffing K-9s

The rise of firearms-sniffing K-9s

Cops regularly use K-9s to locate narcotics, bombs, and bodies. Dogs are also used in fish and wildlife as well as to locate cell phones in prison. But one of the latest trends has to do with the detection of firearms.
Gun dogs on warrants

Exclusives

An aviation security conundrum: Sniff my junk?

An aviation security conundrum: Sniff my junk?

While police K-9s are prevented from sniffing human beings in typical law enforcement settings, bringing K-9 explosives detection out of the cargo hold and into the airport security lines may make 'sense.' - Full Story

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Airport security: 'Don't sniff my junk?'

Airport security: 'Don't sniff my junk?'

Although K-9s are currently not allowed to sniff human beings in typical law enforcement settings, bringing explosive-detection K-9s out of the cargo hold and into airport security lines makes a lot of sense.
Less invasive than pat downs



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