Each month, canine handlers, supervisors, and agencies submit a “catch,” they feel is deserving of recognition because of its exemplification of outstanding work in the field of police service dogs.
Nominations are submitted to a committee in each region, which then selects a patrol catch, for locating and taking criminals into custody, and a detector catch, for a dog that has located hidden items such as narcotics or explosives.
One submission is selected for each category, and the handler is awarded a plaque with his name and his K9 partner’s name to recognize their efforts. At the end of each, quarter one winning submission from each category is selected for the Catch of the Quarter from each region.
The Catch of the Quarter from each region is sent to the National Catch Committee for consideration for National Catch of the Quarter as well as Catch of the Year.
If you have a team that’s deserving of Region 5 recognition, send your nomination via e-mail by the 10th of each month.
Electronic submissions should be attached as an MS Word document, preferably two (2) pages or less and double-spaced. Please, no police reports or newspaper articles.
Patrol Catch of the Quarter 2010
1st Quarter 2010 — Patrol
Officer Marty Case and K-9 Mars
Springfield Township Police Department
2nd Quarter 2010 — Patrol
Officer Paul Lovell and K-9 Canto
West Chester Police Department, West Chester Ohio
3rd Quarter 2010 — Patrol
Officer Jeremy Mathews and K9 Brix AND Officer Zach Elfreich and K9 Axel
Evansville, IN Police Department
4th Quarter 2010 — Patrol
Officer Brian Burnette and K-9 Chaos
Lexington, KY Police Department
Read the full story behind these “catches” on the Patrol Catch of the Month 2010 page.
Detector Catch of the Quarter 2010
1st Quarter 2010 — Detector
Officer Courtney Komara and K-9 Buck
Lexington PD, Lexington, KY
2nd Quarter 2010 — Detector
Deputy Bryan Bishop and K-9 Bosko
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, Vanderburgh County Indiana
3rd Quarter 2010 — Detector
Ptl. Ratterman and K-9 Silver Bullet
Marion, OH Police Department
4th Quarter 2010 — Detector
Officer Chris Watkins and K-9 Raizi
Owensboro Police Department, Owensboro Kentucky
Read the full story behind these “catches” on the Detector Catch of the Month 2010 page.
- Patrol Catch of the Month 2011
- Detector Catch of the Month 2011
- Patrol Catch of the Month 2010
- Detector Catch of the Month 2010