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DeLand commission approves $12,500 K-9 purchase from forfeiture fund
Summary
Commission voted to buy a fourth K‑9 for the DeLand Police Department using law‑enforcement forfeiture funds. The dog, a Labrador already imprinted for narcotics detection, will be assigned to the West Volusia narcotics task force and later to patrol.
The City of DeLand on March 17 approved a resolution to purchase a fourth police K‑9 for $12,500 using the city’s special law enforcement forfeiture trust fund.
Chief of Police Umberger told commissioners the department currently operates three K‑9s — two protection dogs (German Shepherds) cross‑trained for narcotics and suspect apprehension and one Black Labrador used for…
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