Target: Residents of the Borough of Shippensburg.
Police dogs are trained to protect the handler and other officers who are nearby when needed. They are trained to assist an officer even without being called. The dogs are extremely useful when searching buildings, fields, parks, etc. for fleeing or hiding suspects who are often armed. They can be used to track the direction of travel of a fleeing suspect. Upon locating the subject, the K-9 will bark to advise the handler of the find.
The dogs offer significant advantages by being more efficient, quicker, and finding subjects without seeing or hearing them.
One of the most important purposes of a police dog is to function as a deterrent. During mass demonstrations, the police dog functions as a tremendously effective crowd control deterrent. If strategically deployed, one trained K-9 Team is comparable to approximately TEN police officers.
Currently the Borough of Shippensburg, in Cumberland County is without a K-9 unit. Please Print/sign your name/address/telephone number (optional)our petition and help make Shippensburg a safer place.
Canines are dual purpose, so that means they are patrol and narcotics detection dogs. The dogs are used for finding people and evidence, for tracking suspects, missing people, and people who may be suicidal. Essentially, the dogs are a locating tool for finding people or drugs.
We need your help in acquiring a K9-Unit program at Shippensburg PD