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Sheriff’s office shows new electronic‑detection K9 and asks commissioners to approve order window for seven patrol vehicles
Summary
Detective Meyer introduced canine Hattie — a food‑driven electronic‑detection Labrador trained to find devices from SIM cards to hidden cameras — and sheriff’s staff requested authority to order seven patrol vehicles in the June Ford ordering window, a $474,000 ask to preserve pool/issue vehicle capacity.
Detective Meyer and Sheriff’s Office staff introduced “canine Hattie,” a 2‑year‑old yellow Labrador trained to detect the scent associated with many electronic devices, and demonstrated the dog’s certification success to the Board of County Commissioners on March 18.
Why it matters: Staff described Hattie as trained to locate devices that “store or transmit electronic data,” from micro SD cards and SIM cards to cellphones and hidden cameras — evidence types important to child exploitation and other investigations.…
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