Colonial Regional Police Department
K-9 Unit
One of the benefits enjoyed by communities served by a regional police department is specialized services. A Police K-9 Unit is a good example of such specialization. Using a trained canine in evidence searches, building searches, area searches as well as the ability to track criminals enhance patrol capabilities.
Colonial Regional Police Department K-9 Unit currently consists of Sergeant Darrin Wendling and K-9 Rex, an 8-year old Belgian Malinois. The team is certified through the Eastern Police Canine Association. They are certified in criminal apprehension, building and area searches, tracking and narcotic detection. This year the team completed approximately 200 hours of in-service training. The in-service or maintenance training is conducted on a monthly basis.
The K-9 team was utilized in 2007:
Bath Borough – Five
(5) calls
Hanover Township –
Ten (10) calls / One (1) arrest assist
Lower Nazareth Twp. –
Six (6) calls
"Other" – Twelve (12) calls
Conducted
numerous demonstrations for various organizations.
Assisted
the DEA, PSP and various local police departments with K9 searches and tracking.
Assisted
five (5) school districts with sweeps of high schools and middle schools.
Northampton Area School District
Nazareth Area School District
Bangor Area School District
Bethlehem Area School District
Colonial IU 20
