Hello, I am Deputy Daniel L. Glidden of the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department. We are seeking donations in order to assist our K9 Unit when purchasing a new K9 and equipment. With your contributions, you will be helping Andrew County Sheriff’s Department support the K9 program, a phenomenal tool to be utilized.
My current partner, K9 Jak, is an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois. The Sheriff’s Department purchased Jak a little over a year ago from a Sheriff’s Department in Utah. Jak is trained to detect narcotics such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines. Jak has assisted in numerous felony and misdemeanor drug arrests in the past year. Drugs have a large negative impact on the residents in our county, and not just the obvious direct impacts narcotics have on a user. Furthermore, some of the highest risk situations that we as Law Enforcement Officers encounter in the profession involve people buying, selling, and/or using illegal drugs. Jak is a phenomenal tool when detecting illegal substances and deterring others from beginning the use of illegal drugs. With a positive alert for narcotics, Jak gives us probable cause to search a vehicle which …show more content…
K9 International is considered to be one of the premier training facilities in the world. All of their K9s are raised and trained in Duisburg, Germany and are brought to Longford, Kansas to finalize their training. K9 International provides the K9s with a five-year work and health guarantee, a certified instructor-led handler training course, free lifetime remedial training, and annual recertification. K9 International is a federally and state licensed training center, led by nationally certified instructors. The K9 we will purchase will serve multiple purposes, just as Jak does. The K9 will fill the roles of narcotics detection, patrol with its handler, and criminal tracking and
My current partner, K9 Jak, is an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois. The Sheriff’s Department purchased Jak a little over a year ago from a Sheriff’s Department in Utah. Jak is trained to detect narcotics such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines. Jak has assisted in numerous felony and misdemeanor drug arrests in the past year. Drugs have a large negative impact on the residents in our county, and not just the obvious direct impacts narcotics have on a user. Furthermore, some of the highest risk situations that we as Law Enforcement Officers encounter in the profession involve people buying, selling, and/or using illegal drugs. Jak is a phenomenal tool when detecting illegal substances and deterring others from beginning the use of illegal drugs. With a positive alert for narcotics, Jak gives us probable cause to search a vehicle which …show more content…
K9 International is considered to be one of the premier training facilities in the world. All of their K9s are raised and trained in Duisburg, Germany and are brought to Longford, Kansas to finalize their training. K9 International provides the K9s with a five-year work and health guarantee, a certified instructor-led handler training course, free lifetime remedial training, and annual recertification. K9 International is a federally and state licensed training center, led by nationally certified instructors. The K9 we will purchase will serve multiple purposes, just as Jak does. The K9 will fill the roles of narcotics detection, patrol with its handler, and criminal tracking and