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RIP, Sal: Westchester Police Mourn Loss Of K9 Narcotics Officer RIP, Sal: Westchester Police Mourn Loss Of K9 Narcotics Officer
RIP, Sal: Westchester Police Mourn Loss Of K9 Narcotics Officer The Westchester County Police Department said goodbye to a veteran K9 drug-detecting dog over the holiday season. While many were celebrating the holidays, the department announced that retired canine officer Sal has died on Christmas Eve. Sal had been retired from the department since January last year, following a decade on the job. According to police, Sal was a narcotics canine who made many seizures of illegal narcotics with his partner, Westchester County Police Officer Dave Sanchez. “Sal and PO Sanchez were enormously effective in interdicting illegal narcotics being transported on …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Meet 'Spar': New K-9 Officer Joins Yorktown Police Force Meet 'Spar': New K-9 Officer Joins Yorktown Police Force
Meet 'Spar': New K-9 Officer Joins Yorktown Police Force The Yorktown Police Department welcomed its newest four-legged officer to the force this week, Spar, a trained German Shepard police dog, joining fellow K9 Dallas, to form the Yorktown Police Canine Unit. Spar’s duties will include drug detection and patrol, while Dallas is trained primarily for the task of drug detection. Spar’s presence on the police force was made possible through a $10,000 grant that was secured by New York Sen. Terrence Murphy. “I've been in Yorktown all of my life,” Murphy said when introducing Spar to the community. “I remember as a six-year-old seeing a Yorktown pol…

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by Zak Failla