St. Mary's Co. Meet the Sheriff's Office's K-9 Team on National Dog Day

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Sheriff Tim Cameron, K-9 River and Cpl. William Rishel​

Today, Aug. 26, 2022, is National Dog Day in the United States, a day to recognize all that family and working dogs do for us everyday. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is marking the occasion by showcasing our K-9 Unit, a component of the agency's Special Operations Division.

The Sheriff’s Office fields four canine teams who are certified annually by the International Police Work Dog Association and train weekly to maintain their craft. The teams are certified in patrol and drug detection and are used to conduct building searches, evidence recovery, tracking for criminal suspects, drug detection, and apprehension of violent offenders. The unit also has two single-purpose canines trained in explosive detection.

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Cpl. Rishel and K-9 River, a tracking Red River Labrador​

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Cpl. Brandon Foor and K-9 Havok, explosives detection Malinois​

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DFC Phillip Henry and K-9 Maja, Patrol and Narcotics Dutch Shepard​

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Cpl. Lacey Smith and K-9 Jade, explosives detection Black Lab​

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Cpl. Smith and K-9 Brix, Patrol and Narcotics Dutch Shepard​

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Cpl. Foor and K-9 Dyno, Patrol and Narcotics Belgian Malinois​

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Cpl. Rishel and K-9 Skar, Patrol and Narcotics Belgian Malinois​

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

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