Success Stories

K9 Stryker hard at Work
Great Job to K9 Stryker and his partner from the Solon Police Department. The team responded to assist several other units on traffic stops. K9 Stryker was deployed to search the exterior of several vehicle?s for illegal narcotics. K9 Stryker located narcotics and contraband in several vehicles. K9 Stryker and his partner responded to a violent domestic call and upon arrival the team learned that the suspect had fled the area on foot. K9 Stryker was deployed on a track. K9 Stryker tracked the suspect through several yards to a large business parking lot. K9 Stryker continued tracking across the parking lot to a loading dock then to a wooded area behind the business. As the team entered the wooded area they observed a foot print left by the suspect. The team tracked the suspect for several hundred feet and the suspect was located and was taken into custody. Great Job!!! February 2011

K9 Recon Tracks Down Armed Robber
Great Job to K9 Recon and his partner from the S. Euclid Police Department. The team responded to a call of a connivence store robbery involving three armed suspects that rushed inside assaulted the two clerks and fled in a vehicle. The vehicle was quickly located and the suspects fled on foot in different directions. K9 Recon was deployed and tracked one of the suspects through several residential yards and located the suspect attempting to hide in some bushes next to a house. The suspect refused to show his hands or surrender and K9 Recon was again deployed into the bushes and the suspect was apprehended and removed from his hiding place and then taken into custody. Great Job January 2011

K9 Benny takes Suspect off his Feet
Great Job to K9 Benny and his partner from the Euclid Police Department. The team responded to assist another police department that was involved in a high speed pursuit of an armed male that had robbed an elderly woman and then threw her to the ground causing serious injuries to the victim. During the pursuit the suspects tires were flattened due to being driven over stop sticks. Finally the suspect lost control and crashed. The suspect then attempted to flee on foot. K9 Benny was deployed and apprehended the suspect who was then taken into custody. Great Job!!!! December 2010

K9 Tango Tracks Down Armed Robber
Great Job to K9 Tango and his partner from the Bainbridge Police Department. The team responded to an armed robbery in progress call, upon arrival the suspect had fled. K9 Tango was deployed on a track, K9 Tango tracked the suspect to a nearby residential home that had the front door kicked in. K9 Tango was then deployed on a building search. K9 Tango located and apprehended the armed suspect who was hidden in a bedroom closet under a large pile of clothes. Great Job keeping the community safe!!!! December 2010

K9 Rex catches the Christmas Grinch
Great Job to K9 Rex and his partner from the South Euclid Police Department. The team responded to a call of several males attempting to break into a residence while the home owners were home. As one suspect was entering through an exterior window officers had arrived on scene. The suspect immediately attempted to flee but due to the quick actions of theses officers the suspected was located in a neighbors yard hiding under a tarp. The suspect again attempted to flee but was apprehended by K9 Rex and taken into custody. A short time late two other suspects were located. Great Job!!!!!! December 2010

K9 Stryker up and Running
Great Job to K9 Stryker and his partner from the Solon Police Department. K9 Stryker and his partner assisted another unit on a traffic stop. K9 Stryker was deployed and searched the exterior of the vehicle for the presence of illegal narcotics. K9 Stryker gave a positive indication and the team discovered illegal narcotics inside the vehicle. The next day K9 Stryker did it again K9 Stryker was again deployed and the team discovered illegal narcotics that were hidden inside a vehicle. K9 Stryker and his partner just graduated from the basic training. Great Job on your first two finds!!! November 2010

K9 Recon Makes Big Find
Great Job to K9 Recon and his partner from the South Euclid Police Department. The team stopped a vehicle for a routine traffic violation. K9 Recon was deployed and searched the exterior of the vehicle for illegal narcotics. K9 Recon gave a positive indication and was deployed on the interior of the vehicle, the team located several ounces of narcotics in the glove box and a suitcase full in the trunk. The team recovered over 16 pounds of illegal narcotics. Great Job keeping our neighborhood drug free!!!! November 2010

K9 Max loves the Game
Great Job to K9 Max and his partner from the Euclid Police Department. The team stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. K9 Max was deployed and searched the exterior of the vehicle for illegal narcotics. K9 Max indicated and then discovered some contraband a hidden compartment and US Currency. Great Job!!! November 2010

K9 Sully Keeping the Neighborhood Safe
Great Job to K9 Sully and his partner from the Lyndhurst Police Department. The team stopped a vehicle for a routine traffic violation, K9 Sully was deployed and searched the exterior of the vehicle for illegal narcotics. K9 Sully alerted and discovered narcotics packaged for sale, several hundred dollars, several scales and a loaded handgun. Later this same night K9 Sully did it again after searching a second vehicle and giving a positive alert the team discovered contraband and another loaded handgun. Great Job keeping our streets safe!!!!! November 2010

K9 Bobi making a Big Impact
Great Job to K9 Bobi and his partner from the Livingston Mt. Police Department the team just completed graduated from school and already have been deployed on several tracks for wanted suspects and searched homes and businesses for wanted suspects. Keep up the great work!! October 2010

K9 Cero makes Big Find
Great Job to K9 Cero and his partner from the McKinley County Sheriffs Office. K9 Cero and handler graduated from school last week. The team responded to assist other officers on a traffic stop. K9 Cero was deployed and searched the exterior of the vehicle for the presence of illegal narcotics. K9 Cero alerted and was then deployed inside the vehicle, K9 Cero pinpointed the location of over a pound of illegal narcotics. Great Job!!!! October 2010

K9 Max Sniff's it Out
Great Job to K9 Max and his partner from the Euclid Police Department. The team responded to back up another officer on a traffic stop, the handler noticed that the driver was nervous and acting strange so he deployed K9 Max on an exterior vehicle narcotics Search. K9 Max gave a positive indication under the rear bumper and trunk area. Inside the trunk was a large garbage bag containing over a pound of illegal narcotics and US Currency. Way to Go Great Job!!! September 2010

K9 Sully at it Again
Great Job to K9 Sully and his partner from the Lyndhurst Police Department. The team responded to assist another unit on a routine traffic violation stop. K9 Sully was deployed on a exterior vehicle narcotics search. K9 Sully gave a positive indication and the team discovered illegal narcotics and $750.00 in US Currency. Keep up the good work, Great Job!!! September 2010

K9 Vegas Tracks Down Suicidal Juvenile
Congratulations to K9 Vegas and his partner from the North Huntingdon Police Department PA. The team responded to a call that had occurred four hours earlier of a domestic fight involving a juvenile male who severely assaulted a family member. The male then fled from the home into a large wooded area telling people that he was going to kill himself when the male had not returned for four hours the police were contacted. K9 Vegas was deployed on a track that proceeded across several yards and into the woods. K9 Vegas tracked for approx. 1 hour and located the juvenile male who was laying down in some brush. The male was very upset and attempting to commit suicide. The male was taken into custody for treatment. Great Job!!!!!! September 2010

Can't Hide from Recon
Congratulations to K9 Recon and his partner from the South Euclid Police. The team responded to a burglary call in a residence. Recon was deployed on a building search and located a small trap door in the floor of a first floor bedroom. The trap door was covered by a large carpet rug, upon opening the small door the suspect was discovered and taken into custody. Great Job!!!! August 2010

K9 Chino going to the Bank
Congratulations to K9 Chino and his partner from the Independence Police Department. The team stopped a suspicious vehicle and K9 Chino was deployed on an exterior vehicle Narcotics Search. K9 Chino gave a positive indication and discovered $76,214.00 in U.S. Currency and a loaded handgun. Great Job!!! August 2010

K9 Achill Keeping Guns away from Children
Congratulations to K9 Achill and his partner from the Strongsville Police Department. The team responded to a heavily wooded park reference a male that attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head. The male was not successful and only injured himself, but had dropped the loaded handgun in the woods and wondered out for help. K9 Achill was deployed on a back track through the woods. K9 Achill tracked several hundred yards and located the loaded handgun. Great Job!!! August 2010

K9 Max doing Laundry
Great Job to K9 Max and his partner from the Euclid Police Department. The team responded to assist another officer on a traffic stop. Upon arrival K9 Max was deployed on a narcotics exterior vehicle search. K9 Max gave a positive indication and then searched the interior of the vehicle, K9 Max again gave a positive indication on a bag of dirty laundry. As officers looked inside the bag they discovered 3 1/4 pounds of illegal narcotics. Great Job!!! August 2010

K9 Tango interrupts Crime Spree
Congratulations to K9 Tango and his partner from the Bainbridge Township Police Department. The team responded to a call in the late night hours of a Burglary in-progress, the home owner was barricaded in the upstairs bedroom. Upon arrival the officer observed a broken out window and deployed K9 Tango on a building search. The entire home was searched and it was discovered that the suspect had fled in an unknown direction from the scene prior to the officers arrival. K9 Tango was deployed on a track. K9 Tango tracked through several back yards and a large wooded area. The team discovered a change of clothes, shoes, a bicycle and some latex gloves along the track. The team preceded on for approx. 40 minutes in extremely hot and humid temperature following what was believed to be the suspect. K9 Tango then stopped and barked and his partner then observed the suspect hiding on the ground under some bushes. The suspect was then taken into custody. This suspect had a plan and took it seriously with a change of clothes, shoes and even wearing latex gloves, however this suspect did not consider that the responding officers had a plan also that included a veteran like K9 Tango and his partner that have trained countless hours and were prepared to deal with what ever came their way. Great Job!!! August 2010

K9 Storm at it again
Congratulations to K9 Storm and his partner from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, K9 Storm was involved in drug interdiction on the highway. K9 Storm was deployed and located over seven pounds of Cocaine inside a tractor trailer truck. K9 Storm then discovered 20 pounds of Marijuana in another vehicle. Keep up the Great Work Guys!!! August 2010

K9 Daisy Cleaning up
Congratulations to K9 Daisy and her partner from the Cleveland Police Department. K9 Daisy and her partner conducted an extensive narcotics search and K9 Daisy discovered a hidden area within a building containing over ten kilos of illegal narcotics. Great Job!!! July 2010

K9's Rex and Recon Working Together.
Great job to K9 Rex and Recon and their partners from the S. Euclid Police Department. K9 Rex conducted a vehicle narcotics search and discovered some illegal narcotics and the suspect was arrested. Later Recon and his partner responded to the suspects residence for a search warrant and discovered more illegal drugs and contraband. Great Team Work!!! July 2010

K9 Hugo still Rocks
Great job to K9 Hugo and his partner from the Cuyahoga County Sheriffs Office. The team conducted a narcotics search and discovered 35 pounds of illegal narcotics. The suspect attempted to flee from deputies by running through a residential area and jumping a fence. K9 Hugo was deployed and apprehended the suspect who was taken into custody. Great Job!! July 2010

K9 Jack Keeping Cleveland Safe
Great Job to K9 Jack and his partner from the Cleveland Police Department. K9 Jack and his partner responded to a call of a armed suspect involved in a car jacking, upon arrival the team learned that the suspect had fled in an unknown direction inside a residential area. The team patrolled the area and discovered the suspect attempting to flee the area. K9 Jack was deployed as the suspect was attempting to discard evidence of the crime. K9 Jack apprehended the suspect, who was later taken into custody. Great Job!! July 2010

K-9 Hugo Cleaning Up
K9 Hugo and his partner from the Cuyahoga County Sheriffs Office have had a awesome month with several great finds totaling over 1400 hundred pounds of Illegal Narcotics. Great Job May 2010

Congratulations from the German Shepherd Dog Club
Congratulations from the German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern Ohio in presenting the 2010 Hero Dog
Awards to the following:
K9 Tango Bainbridge PD Tracking Award
K9 Recon South Euclid PD Building Search Award
K9 Beny Euclid PD Tracking Award
K9 Gunner Euclid PD Apprehension Award
K9 Max Euclid PD Apprehension Award
May 2010

Great job to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit
Great job to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Police Department K-9 Unit for hosting the 2nd Annually Ohio Explosives Training and Certification Workshop. There were teams from 8 different states and three separate countries in attendance. Great Job May 2010

Lyndhurst K9 Makes Big Find
Great Job to K9 Sully and his partner from the Lyndhurst Police Department. The team responded to assist another department with a vehicle narcotics search. K9 Sully searched the exterior of the vehicle and located several box?s that contained 233 pounds of marijuana and over $5000.00 dollars. Later that night on a routine traffic stop K9 Sully again searched the exterior of a vehicle and discovered 1 pound of marijuana and drug paraphernalia located inside. Great Job!! April 2010

Independence Dog Captures Suspect
Great Job to K9 Chino from the Independence Police Department. The team responded to assist a neighboring department with a felony suspect that had fled from a vehicle. K9 Chino was deployed and tracked the suspect for a half-mile through a heavily wooded area. It was suspected that the suspect was hiding in a patch of brier bushes. K9 Chino was then deployed on an open area search and apprehended the suspect who attempted to assault the dog. The suspect was then taken into custody. Great Job!!! March 2010

Euclid Dog Finds Hidden Compartment
Great Job to K9 Max and his partner from the Euclid Police Department. The team was on a routine traffic stop and K9 Max searched the exterior of the vehicle for narcotics. After a positive indication Max searched the interior of the vehicle and located a hidden compartment containing ten pounds of Marijuana. Great Job! March 2010

Lyndhurst Dog Busy at Work
Great Job to K9 Sully from the Lyndhurst Police Department. The team responded to assist other officers with a traffic stop. K9 Sully discovered 30 Packets of Heroin, $720 in U.S. Currency and Drug Paraphernalia. Later that same day K9 Sully searched another vehicle and discovered Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia. Great Job!! March 2010

South Euclid K9 finds Violent Suspect
Great Job to K9 Recon and his partner from the South Euclid Police Department. The team responded to assist other officers with a felony suspect that had fled the scene of a violent crime. K9 Recon was deployed on a track and followed the suspect through a residential neighborhood into a large ravine. The suspect was located hiding under some brush. The suspect attempted to assault the handler and was apprehended by Recon. The suspect surrendered and was taken into custody. Great Job!!! February 2010

Brunswick K9 Tracks Suspect
Great Job to K9 Blackjack and his partner from the Brunswick Police Department. The team responded to assist other officers on a vehicle stop. The driver fled on foot in a running through a residential neighborhood. Blackjack tracked behind the suspect and located the suspect hiding in a rear yard. Great Job. February 2010

New K9 Team makes Big Bust
Great Job to K9 Blek from the Franklin County Sheriffs Office. This team just went on the road this month. K9 Blek was involved in Drug Interdiction and located $250.00 in U.S. Currency located in a vehicle. Great Job February 2010

Cleveland K9 Hard at Work
Great Job to K9 Jack and his partner from the Cleveland Police Department. K9 Jack was involved in Drug Interdiction and located $65,0010 in U.S. Currency. Last Month the team responded to an armed robbery in the parking lot of a local high school. Upon arrival it was learned that two suspects with guns had fled the scene on foot. K9 Jack was deployed on a track and located both of the suspects several blocks away. Great Job February 2010

Independence K9 Locates Suspect
Great Job to K9 Paddo and his partner from the Independence Police Department. The team responded to assist another agency with a male suspect fleeing in a stolen vehicle. The suspect then fled on foot and ran through a residential neighborhood. K9 Paddo was deployed on a track and followed the suspect over several fences into an apartment complex. K9 Paddo ended at the rear door of the building and the suspect was located inside the apartment hiding in the closet. Great Job January 2010

Delaware County K9 Big First Day
Great Job to K9 Rek and his partner from the Delaware County Sheriffs Office. The team just went on the road this week and K9 Rek had his first narcotics vehicle search and located 98 balloons of narcotics. Great Job January 2010

Great Job to K9 Rex and his partner from the South Euclid Police Department.
The team responded to a Robbery in Progress call at a Pizza Shop. Upon arrival a vehicle was seen leaving and the team attempted to stop the vehicle, after a short chase two males fled from the vehicle on foot running into a residential area. As K9 Rex was preparing to start a track two-assault type rifles were found in the suspects vehicle. K9 Rex tracked one of the suspects through a community park and across several back yards locating the suspect hiding within a child?s playground equipment. Great Job December 2009

Great Job to K9 Storm and his partner from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
K9 Storm has had several great narcotics finds to include one indication that resulted in the discovery of three hundred pounds of marijuana and another indication that resulted in the discovery of $500.000 in U.S. Currency. Keep up the good work, Great job!!! November 2009

Great Job to K9 Tango and his partner from the Bainbridge Police Department.
The team responded late in the night to assist another officer who was on a suspicious vehicle stop when two males fled on foot from a vehicle in a residential neighborhood. K9 Tango started at the vehicle and tracked the suspect behind several houses to a large overgrown area. K9 Tango alerted to the presence of the one of the suspects laying down hiding in the tall grass. K9 Tango then tracked the second suspect for over a mile through residential yards and across several streets ending up at the front door of a residence. Almost immediately the suspect exited the house giving up to the waiting officers. Great Job November 2009

Great Job to K9 Repo and his partner from the Housing Authority Police Department.
K9 Repo and his partner responded to assist another officer with a call of an armed suspect disturbing. Officers attempted to arrest the male who was assaulting officers and after other less then lethal weapons failed to stop the suspect k9 Repo was deployed the suspect was then taken into custody. Great Job!!!! October 2009

Great Job to K9 Jack and his partner from the Cleveland Police Department.
K9 Jack responded in the middle of the night to assist other officers with a burglary in progress. K9 Jack was deployed inside the building and located the suspect attempting to hide inside. The suspect was taken into custody, great Job!!! October 2009

Good Job to K9 Daisy and her partner from the Cleveland Police Department.
K9 Daisy had several great narcotics finds this month. K9 Daisy discovered over 6 and a half-kilo?s of cocaine and several pounds of marijuana this month. Keep up the great work. October 2009

Good Job to K9 Tango and his partner from the Bainbridge Police Department.
K9 Tango had two separate outstanding narcotics vehicle searches. Keep up the good work!! October 2009

Congratulations to K9 Aro and his partner from the Walton Hills Police Department.
The team responded to assist a neighboring department for a call of a Robbery / Murder. (victim shot and suspect fled) Upon arrival a perimeter was set up and K9 Aro started to track the suspect from the scene. K9 Aro tracked down the street and through several yards to the door of a home. Officers surrounded the home and upon searching found the suspect inside. The suspect has been formally charged in this homicide. Great Job this is the second great track in the last two months by this team, keep up the great work!!! September 2009

Great Job to K9 Beny and his partner from the Euclid Police Department
responded to a burglary in progress call. K9 Beny was deployed on a Track and located several suspects. K9 Beny then backtracked another suspect locating several weapons along the track that had been hidden by the suspects. Great Job!!! September 2009

Great Job to K9 Kubo and his partner from the Housing Authority Police Department.
While on foot patrol the team observed an armed male involved in drug sales. As officers attempted to arrest the male he became violent and aggressive towards the officers. K9 Kubo was deployed and apprehended the suspect, who was then taken into custody. A loaded handgun, narcotics and other contraband were also recovered. September 2009

Good Job to K9 Gunner and his partner from the Euclid Police Department.
K9 Gunner responded to a call of two suspicious males in a vehicle. Upon arrival the suspects exited the vehicle locking the doors. K9 Gunner scanned the vehicle for narcotics and alerted. The suspects were identified and the vehicle was later searched reveling over a pound of Marijuana hidden inside. Keep up the great work!!! September 2009

Great Job to K9 Max and his partner from the Euclid Police Department.
K9 Max responded to a burglary call and was deployed inside the home on a building search. K9 Max located a passive suspect in the attic crawl space, the suspect was apprehended and then taken into custody. September 2009

Good Job to K9 Dexter and his partner from the Orange Police Department.
During a routine traffic stop K9 Dexter was deployed on a Narcotics Scan of the vehicle. K9 Dexter alerted and a large amount of cocaine was discovered. Good Job keeping the neighborhood safe!!! September 2009

Congratulations to K9 Vegas and his Partner Officer Bauer from the North Huntingdon Police Department PA.
K9 Vegas and his partner graduated from basic training a few moths ago and today they responded to assist the State Police with a suspect that fled from a vehicle. The suspect was wanted on several outstanding warrants and new charges. K9 Vegas tracked the suspect from the vehicle for over four miles across several farms and residential communities. K9 Vegas alerted to the presence of the suspect who was hiding in some woods behind a residential home. The suspect attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended by K9 Vegas, the suspect was taken into custody. Several hours later K9 Vegas was called upon again to assist other officers with a suspect who was shooting at them. The suspect then fled into a neighborhood. K9 Vegas tracked the suspect for approx one hour and then located the suspect who was taken into custody. Way to Go!!!! August 2009

Great Job to K9 Max and his partner from the Euclid Police Department
they responded for a Pizza Delivery person robbed at gunpoint by three males, money, wallet and several pizzas taken. The three males fled the scene. K9 Max and other officers responded Max tracked down the street, turned onto a cross street and tracked half way down the street ending at front door of a residential house. A Search Warrant obtained and SWAT was called in and all three males were found hiding inside the house. All property taken during the robbery was recovered as well as weapons, drugs and other contraband. Way to go guys outstanding team work. August 2009

Great Job to K9 Kubo and his partner from the Housing Authority Police Department.
The team responded to a call of shots fired and upon arrival the team became involved in a foot pursuit with the suspect who fled into a wooded area. K9 Kubo was deployed on an open area search and K9 Kubo apprehended the suspect in the woods. The suspect was then taken into custody. Keep up the great work!! August 2009

Great Job to K9 Sully and his partner from the Lyndhurst Police Department
the team responded to assist a neighbor agency with a Robbery in Progress Call, K9 Sully Tracked the Suspect and recovered a loaded handgun that had been dropped as the suspect fled the scene. This is the second time in the last month that K9 Sully did an outstanding track, Great Job Guys. August 2009

K9 Max and is partner from the Euclid Police Department
have been assigned to third shift and have had five successful tracks four of which resulted in apprehensions. One track ended with three suspects being found hiding on top of a residential garage and armed with handguns. Keep up the great work. July 2009

Great Job to K9 Vesly from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
K9 Vesly graduated from basic school one month ago and already had a successful track on a fleeing suspect, after a traffic stop. K9 Vesly tracked the suspect for several hundred yards and located the hidden suspect, who was taken into custody. July 2009

Great Job to K9 Aro from the Walton Hills Police Department.
K9 Aro graduated from basic school one month ago and already hard at work with a nice currency seizure. July 2009

Awesome Job to K9 Silas and his partner from the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Police Department.
The team responded to assist another agency with a bomb threat and K9 Silas searched a house and found a hidden active / live pipe bomb in one of the bed rooms. Keep up the great work guys. June 2009

Great Job to K9 Loretto and his partner from the Perry Village Police Department
doing their part to keep Perry Village and the surrounding communities drug free. K9 Loretto discovered narcotics, currency and other contraband. June 2009