UISD Police Department Hosts 2nd Annual K9 Competition
Written by Post Public Information Representative, May 18, 2016, Comments Off
Courtesy Carmen Rendon,
(Laredo, Texas)-The United ISD Police Department hosted the inaugural “K-9” Team Competition on May 17th at United High School’s 9th grade gym. A total of 38 local and out of town law enforcement canine (K-9) teams competing to be “top dog” in the areas of accurate, timed searches for narcotics.
Each K-9 team searched an area that contained 100 articles for three minutes. Some articles contain two types of drugs, marijuana and cocaine. The handlers would call an alert if the canine indicated drugs present in a particular article. Teams were judged based on a points-scoring system: Marijuana was worth 50 points and cocaine was worth 100 points. The canine handlers had to strive to accumulate points as they tried to beat the clock. If an alert was called on an article and narcotics were not present, the team would lose 500 points. If a tie in points occurred then the fastest time for the first alert called would break the tie.
The Top Ten Winners were awarded with a plaque or medal and they are the following;
1. 1st Place Agent Stoney Thomas and K9 Kyra-H – U.S. Border Patrol
2. 2nd Place Agent Oscar Mejia and K9 Yori – U.S. Customs and Border Protection
3. 3rd Place Agent Rey Guajardo and K9 Dodge. A – U.S. Customs and Border Protection
4. 4th Place Officer Molly Ralph and K9 Odin- Pan Am University
5. 5th Place Officer Tavo Rodriguez and K9 Rex- Laredo Police Department
6. 6th Place Officer Joe Hernandez and K9 Gil- Laredo Police Department
7. 7th Place Deputy Luis Agredano and K9 Brix- Webb County Sheriff’s Office
8. 8th Place Officer Rolando San Miguel and K9 Dax- Laredo Police Department
9. 9th Place Agent David Perales and K9 Jock- Eagle Pass U.S. Customs and Border Protection
10. 10th Place Deputy Ezequiel Romero and K9 Moca-Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
UISD’s K-9 Handler Penny Longoria narrated the 4-hour long competition and K9 Handler Ben Bondoc officiated the competition. Students from the United High School’s Criminal Justice Clubs observed the Law enforcement teams and partook in Question/Answer portion with all participating agencies.
The UISD K-9 Unit is dedicated to the safety and security of the school district through proactive programs and the regular inspection of all district property. “Thank you to all the Law Enforcement Team’s who participated and agencies in attendance, for your continued support to the students of UISD, said Chief of Police Clemente Camarillo.”
