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The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office - Patrol Division currently has
one (1) New York State Certified
“K-9" Police Dog. The K-9 team
of
Deputy Joshua Gould and his partner “Elvis”
are both New York
State certified in Narcotic Detection and the Tracking of
humans. The Sheriff’s Office utilizes it’s K-9 patrols
for
searches: lost or missing persons / children, illegal narcotics, suspects,
vehicles, buildings and the Chenango
County Correctional
Facility. The K-9 patrols also are available for assisting other local Law
Enforcement agencies
with various searches and K-9 demonstrations for local
schools and organizations. The K-9 Units are very valuable
“crime
fighting and crime prevention” tools being utilized by the Sheriff’s Office on a
daily basis.
K-9 Team:
Deputy Joshua Gould and “Elvis”
Deputy Josh Gould has been a member of the Sheriff’s Office - Road
Patrol Division since 2003.
Deputy Gould’s partner “Elvis” is the newest
addition to the Sheriff’s Office K-9 program. “Elvis” is a five (5)
year old black & tan German Shepard police dog from the Czech
Republic. Deputy Gould & “Elvis” became
NYS Certified in July of
2005 at the Broome County Police K-9 Academy.
In 2008, Deputy Gould & Elvis were
involved in the following searches:
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14 Vehicle & Houses Searches for Narcotics
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8 Searches for Missing or Wanted Persons
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5 K-9 Demonstrations
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3 School Searches
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23 Correctional Facility Searches
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53 Total
Searches in 2008 resulting in 3 Criminal
Arrests.
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