Congratulations to an award-winning team from Stockton University K-9 Freya and her handler Lt. Tracy Stuart on their 1st and 3rd place finishes at the United States Police Canine Association's 2021 National Detector Dog Trials.
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Kennel Club (AKC
®), the world s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Police Canine Association is the newest organization associated with the AKC. The United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) is the largest and oldest police dog certification organization in the United States. AKC is honored to collaborate with the USPCA, said AKC President and CEO Dennis B. Sprung. They protect our citizens, strive to educate the public on many important dog-related topics, and are an integral part of communities. We are very proud to be affiliated with them as the nation s oldest and largest Police K-9 organization.
16-year-old charged for death of Mesquite K9 Kozmo
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MESQUITE, Texas - Mesquite police said that a 16-year-old is being charged in connection with the death of the department’s K9 officer Kozmo.
Kozmos died early Monday morning during a search for felony suspects as Mesquite PD assisted Balch Springs police.
K9 Kozmo was released to help track the suspects. Officers eventually found the suspects, but could not find Kozmo. The police dog was found dead after an extensive search.
A necropsy was conducted on Kozmo, and police said it found trauma consistent with an assault.
This led police to charge one of the suspects, a 16-year-old male, with interference with a police service animal (causing injury or death), which is a second-degree felony.