 The
Milford Police Department K-9 Unit is assigned to the Operations Division
and is under the supervision of Sergeant
Kevin Furlong
.
The
Milford K-9 Unit was established to provide highly trained teams of both
dogs and handlers to assist officers in various aspects of law enforcement.
These may include locating missing or lost persons, apprehension of
criminals, detection of illegal substances, preventive patrol, crowd
control, evidence recovery, and most importantly, community and public
relations.
Our
current K-9 Unit consists of Handler Jay Palmer with K-9 Oryx.
Officer
Jay Palmer began his Police career with the Concord Police Department in
2002 and transferred to the Milford Police in 2007. K-9 Oryx was
purchased by the Milford Police Department in September of 2009 utilizing
community donations. In December of 2009 K-9 Oryx was certified in
tracking for subjects and articles. Officer Palmer and K-9 Oryx
received there full Patrol certification on May 3, 2010 and continues to
train with the NH Working Dog Foundation. Oryx is a German Shepherd
and weighs approximately 73 lbs.
The
K-9 Unit performs standard patrol duties in addition to responding to a
variety of calls where the K-9 Unit may be needed. The teams train on a
regular basis in order to stay fit and prepared for being in the field and
encountering a variety of conditions.
K-9
Zed retired 2010 shown with Handler Dean Hardwick
K-9 Enzo
Milford Police Department
Service
From April 1998 to June 2002
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