K-9 Unit

The Town of Kent Police K-9 unit consists of K-9 “Radar” with Sgt VanderWoude and K-9 "Maverick" with Sgt Ashe.   Both are German Shepherd/Belgian Malinous Mixes who were generously paid for by a Town of Kent resident.  

Radar started with the department in March of 2013 and was purchased from Connecticut K9 Services by a member of the community. Radar and Sgt. VanderWoude completed a 16 week DCJS approved patrol school with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department followed by a 6 week DCJS Narcotics Detection school with the Yonkers Police Department.

Maverick has been in service with the Town of  Kent since August of 2017.   Maverick and Sgt Ashe also completed a 16 week DCJS approved patrol school with the Orange County Sheriff's Department along with a 6 week DCJS Narcotics Detection school with the NYPD.  

Maverick

 

Radar and Maverick have been trained and certified by DCJS in Obedience, Tracking, Article Searches, Handler Protection/Criminal Apprehension, and Narcotics Detection. To date Radar and Maverick have assisted the department and surrounding communities with locating stolen property, tracking missing children and criminal suspects and detecting narcotics.

 

Ashe and Maverick

The United States Police Canine Association generously donated  ballistic K9 vests to the Kent Police to assist in keeping our K9's safe.