SALINA POLICE DEPARTMENT

Canine Unit

The Department has three K-9 units that assist patrol officers.  K-9 units are available to assist field officers around the clock, seven days a week.  The K-9 units are allowed 16 hours per month for maintenance training to ensure the canine's proficiency.  Salina Police Canines are trained to do the following: 

• Locate and indicate six illegal drug odors
• Search buildings and other areas for unauthorized persons  
• Track criminals and search for lost people
• Search for evidence dropped by criminals in flight
• Apprehend criminals that have committed serious crimes with minimum force
• Protect the handler during a physical altercation

Police canines, properly trained and handled, provide invaluable assistance to field officers in the detection of crime and apprehension of suspects. 

K-9 Officers

• Lt Cox
• Ofcr Carswell (Kain)
• MPO Hanus (Katrina)
• Ofcr Vaughan (Riddick)

2008 Police K-9 Unit Activities

• Suspects tracked: 14
• Buildings searched: 22
• Evidence searches: 6
• Drug searches: 304
• Apprehensions: 2

      Drugs located:  

• 88gm cocaine
• 254gm methamphetamine
• 46.8lb marijuana