National Police Canine Association
P.O. Box 538
Waddell, Arizona 85355
Phone: 877-362-1219
info@npca.net
N.P.C.A. Member Awards*
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The National Police Canine Association is proud of its members accomplishments. These members were selected from nominations from their peers for acts above and beyond the call of duty.
2006 Patrol Dog Case of the Year:
On August 18th, 2006, Officer LaFontaine and K9 Leon responded with the SWAT team to a Hostage situation on Freeway 60 and the on ramp for the 101 in Mesa Arizona.
This situation began when a Mesa Az Officer made a traffic stop and the subject being stopped fled in his vehicle. The subject had his girlfriend in the car and their baby. During the pursuit the girlfriend was pushed out of the car.
The pursuit ended on Freeway 60 and the on ramp to 101 in a stand off between the Officers and subject. During the standoff the subject would hold it towards the Officers. The subject threatened that he was armed with a gun and bomb inside a black bag.
Officers negotiated with the subject for 35 minutes. The temperature was above 100 degrees. During the negotiations the SWAT team arrived as did Officer John LaFontaine and K9 Leon.
An immediate action plan was developed to deploy a diversionary device and K9 Leon at the same time. When K9 Leon charged the subject threw the black bag that was supposed to have contained the gun and bomb at K9 Leon. The subject grabbed K9 Leon and fought with K9 Leon. As the SWAT team approached the team tased the subject twice and shot bean bags at him. K9 Leon stayed in the fight. The subject dove back into the car on top of the baby. The fight continued between the K9, the SWAT team members and the subject. K9 Leon stayed in the fight. Eventually the baby was rescued and the subject was taken into custody. 2006 Detector Dog Case of the Year
Officer Boskovich
and K9 Cairo were awarded the 2006 Detector Dog Case
of the Year for the following deployment:
On October 27th, 2006, Officer Boskovich and K9 Cairo were assigned to the Commerce City Colorado SWAT team and were preparing to serve a high risk search warrant on a residence. While waiting to the execution order Officer Boskovich and K9 Cairo were called upon by the case officer to assist with the search of two vehicles that drove away from the target house and were stopped by patrol officers. Upon arrival at the scene of the first vehicle stopped Officer Boskovich learned that the Officers had received consent to search the vehicle, a full size Chevrolet truck with an extended cab. The patrol officers advised they had searched the truck and did not find anything. K9 Cairo searched the outside of the vehicle and alerted on the passenger side door. K9 Cairo was let inside the truck to search and showed a significant behavior change. K9 Cairo eventually alerted inside the trucks cab by sitting. Eventually 15 kilos of cocaine were removed from this vehicle. Officer Boskovich and Cairo then went to the second vehicle stopped, a Honda Coupe. The patrol officers who had stopped this vehicle advised they had received consent to search the vehicle. The patrol officer advised he had conducted a consent search and recovered some cocaine in a tin box. Canine Cairo searched the vehicle and subsequently alerted on the rear passenger floorboards. The two vehicles searched by Cairo were impounded. A subsequent search revealed 15 Kilos of Cocaine from the Chevrolet truck and $499,000 in cash from the Honda. 2006 Alternate Patrol Dog Case of the Year Officer Bob Shaver and K9 Darro are recognized for the 2006 Alternate Patrol Dog Case of the Year
for the following deployment:
On November 24th, 2006, Officer Shaver and K9 Darro responded to a residence in regards to a shots fired call with Patrol Officers. Officers were advised one round was fired inside the house by the RP.
When the Officers and K9 team arrived the subject with the gun was outside the residence on the front porch. Officer Shaver was able to observe that the subject was holding a cell phone in the left hand and the right hand was empty. The subject was beating on the door to the residence trying to get back inside the house. The occupants of the house had locked the doors. After other officers arrived and a perimeter was established it was decided to send K9 Darro to apprehend the subject. Officer Shaver issued challenges. The subject responded " **## you". "Go ahead send the dog".
K9 Darro charged the subject, jumped up onto the porch and engaged the subject. The subject began punching K9 Darro. Officer Shaver approached the subject and K9 Darro. Officer Shaver grabbed the subject and pulled him off the porch on to the ground. The subject was still fighting with K9 Darro. Other officers then moved in to assist and control the subject.
2006 Alternate Detector Dog Case of the Year Officer Michael Martin and Canine Nero are recognized for the 2006 Alternate Detector Dog Case of the Year
for the following deployment:
On April 18th, 2006, Officer Martin and K9 Nero were requested to respond to a storage facility. A FBI task force Officer had information that narcotics were stored in a storage unit on the property. The Officer did not have adequate information to obtain a search warrant.
Officer Martin directed K9 Nero to search the lockers on Row C as requested. K9 Nero searched Row C and alerted on one of the lockers. A search warrant using K9 Nero's alert was applied for and granted. The storage locker was searched. 109 pounds of Marijuana, 50.4 grams of methamphetamine, $41,170.00 in currency and documents were recovered.
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