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Crawford County officials outline new K-9s and a specialized 'lab' dog to aid child-exploitation investigations
Summary
County meeting presenters described delivery and training timelines for new K-9s, including a specialized detection dog meant to locate digital storage devices in child-exploitation investigations and to offer emotional support during school interviews. Officials said additional dogs are planned and training will be intensive.
County commissioners heard July 2025 from a law enforcement staff member that Crawford County has taken delivery of a new K-9 and is pursuing additional dogs, including a specialized “lab” dog intended to help locate small digital storage devices in child-exploitation cases and serve as emotional support during interviews. The staff member said the newly delivered dog is in a multiweek training program and could be deployed to streets by August or September.
The staff member said the training is intensive: “a six-week course nonstop, four days a week, 10 to 12 hours a day,” and that the county expects to field the dog after the…
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