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Board accepts donation of electronics-detection canine "Tor" from U.S. Secret Service to county district attorney's office
Summary
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors accepted a capital-asset donation of an electronics-detection canine valued at $20,000 to the District Attorney's Bureau of Investigations. The dog, named Tor, detects the odor of TPPO and will support digital-forensics searches.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted a donation from the U.S. Secret Service on Feb. 25: an electronics-detection canine valued at $20,000 for the District Attorney's Bureau of Investigations.
Lindy Gligoryevich, chief investigator for the district attorney's investigative bureau, introduced the dog and explained its role. "He is trained to detect the odor of a chemical component called TPPO," Gligoryevich said, explaining the dog helps locate electronics and digital-storage devices during search warrants. She added the gift from the Secret Service carried no acquisition cost to the county beyond the canine's ongoing salary and estimated annual care costs of about $2,000 for food and veterinary costs.
Investigator Tony Benitez serves as the canine's handler, and the DA's office said Benitez will train and certify the dog annually. The office described the canine as an asset for county law enforcement in digital-forensics searches and said the dog will be available to county law enforcement agencies during search warrants when computer items are sought.
Action: A motion to accept the donation was made by Supervisor McCarrie, seconded by Supervisor Townsend, and the board voted unanimously to accept the donation.
Why it matters: The canine is intended to support digital-forensics operations during search warrants by locating electronics and storage devices that might otherwise be difficult to find.
Ending: Supervisors and staff posed for photos with the canine after the acceptance vote; the dog will be certified and maintained by the DA's investigative bureau.
