Page 25 - 2020 A Year in Review

With many hurdles due to the CV19 statewide restrictions, the Cranston Police K-9

unit would have to adapt and overcome. Our statewide training was also

discontinued, but as a unit we continued to train the safest way possible to keep up

with our standards of our training. During this time, we received numerous requests

from the schools and community to produce a K-9 video, resulting in the production of

the first CPD K-9-unit YouTube video.

The video led us to the first ever CPD K-9 unit virtual demo, which was sponsored by

CCAP, and its first ever virtual shop with a cop.

The CPD K-9 unit was able to get through these times, and eventually conducted our

first in-person demo with a boy scout troop, organized by Det. Iacone and K-9 Cali.

The unit completed 2020 with 10 tracks, 28 narcotic searches, and 10 building

searches assisting with our patrol units throughout the year. The unit also completed

16 area and article searches for evidence recovery.

The K-9 Unit has assisted with a total seizure of $142,000 in U.S currency for the

year. Fifteen total kilos of cocaine were seized traveling through the USPS.

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Cranston Police Department Year in Review 2020