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Dogs join hunt for Calif. triple homicide suspect

Dogs join hunt for Calif. triple homicide suspect

Dogs trained to search for cadavers are part of a larger search through California's rugged and remote North Coast terrain - Full Story

News

"Indestructible" K-9 who changed legislation dies

He survived beatings, stabbings, and paved the way for harsher punishments for criminals who injure police K-9s in the future - Full Story

Videos

P1 Weekly Update for 03/29/13

Dave Smith talks about the Supreme Court's ruling on drug-sniffing K-9s, the kidnapped NJ teen who saved herself by crashing into a cruiser and the Fla. cop who wrestled a 7-foot alligator away from school property.

Columns

P1 Photo of the Week: Lower Away! PoliceOne Members - Photo of the Week

P1 Photo of the Week: Lower Away!

(PoliceOne Image) This week’s photo comes from K-9 Sgt. Michael Wright of the Washoe County Sher... - Full Story

Columns

SCOTUS rules on K-9 sniffs ...now what? Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

SCOTUS rules on K-9 sniffs ...now what?

Court's ruling in Florida v. Jardines means that the use of a drug dog to develop probable cause to obtain a warrant is not permissible in the home context - Full Story

Exclusives

K-9 detection training: Differences in the 4 types of simulants

K-9 detection training: Differences in the 4 types of simulants

Simulant training aids are designed to mimic or possess properties of the real material, and there are four types. Type 1 through 3 simulants have something to do with the compound in question, directly, where the Type 4 simulant does not, necessarily. - Full Story

Exclusives

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

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

Tips

Provide K9 teams with the entire less lethal tool kit

In a perfect world, every cop would have the right tool with him, at the right time. He or she would... - Full Story Secure - Login Required

Photos

Officer, gunman killed in Ind. shootout

Officer, gunman killed in Ind. shootout

Sources say the suspect opened fire within seconds of Officer Brent Long and his K-9 Shadow's entry into a home where they were serving a warrant. Long was a six-year police veteran and a member of the city's SWAT team. K-9 also shot



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