Guest guest Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 Bill, and anyone else, I can send you a copy of the " Use of Department Canine Teams " from the NYPD Patrol Guide. Contact me off the list if you want it. At 02-06-03 11:56, you wrote: >Does anyone out there have any guidelines or protocol for dispatching >K9 units. I know they can only be used for specific cases. IE >felonies etc. But I am looking for any input on if K9 units are >dispatched to everyday calls? IE gang calls,disturbances etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 --- Bill wrote: > Does anyone out there have any guidelines or > protocol for dispatching > K9 units. I know they can only be used for specific > cases. IE > felonies etc. But I am looking for any input on if > K9 units are > dispatched to everyday calls? IE gang > calls,disturbances etc. Our K9 units go to almost all alarm calls and will frequently volunteer to go on other calls. Mostly they go on calls where the K9 will be useful, but we don't seem to have a shortage of those. ===== Kim I make a difference Tulsa, OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 Our K9 units are roamers. They are not assigned to a specific beat. They are dispatched to traffic stops when requested, burglaries in progress, alarms, whenever an officer calls out with an open door, checking buildings, foot chases etc.... We have had them at calls where crowd control was needed that resulted in a citizen being bitten and the latest at a night club where one of our sgts was bitten. We also get calls from citizens wanting them to come & check a rent house after tenants moved out or check vehicles that have just been bought. Those are all cleared through the K9 sgt prior to dispatching and of course it depends on the call load. Jen s Abilene PD/FD Abilene TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 We use ours for all alarm calls and back-ups, and especially if we need the " partner " . Other than that they are not exempt from any call that a regular patrol officer would take. They may think they are but we in dispatch know different....:-). We do try and keep them available and tie them up in any long involved call. A good dispatcher does what is expected A great dispatcher anticipates expectations. Clyde Walters Communications Supervisor Pinellas Park Police, Fl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 We dont dispatch our K9 units to any calls unless its requested or they ask to be put on it. Roxann Arlington, TX Police Dispatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Our k-9 are NON DISPATCHABLE units. They don't handle the normal calls for service. We have 5 dispatchers and 2 k-9 on per shift. If k-9 is requested all 5 dispatchers air for k-9 and they go Jim Columbus Police Columbus Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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