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B.C., Police Dog Services
2024-08-13 09:20 PDT
Each month the BC RCMP will feature a police dog from around the province including the Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Service (IPDS) which includes partners from the Abbotsford, Delta, New Westminster, Port Moody and West Vancouver Police departments.
Dog’s name: Niro
Dog’s reg number: 1169
Posting: Nanaimo, BC
Handler’s name: Constable Michael Tomasson
Dog’s age: 4 years old
Dog’s years of service: 2 years
Working profiles: Frontline duty, explosive detection and Emergency Response Team
Dog’s favourite toy/reward: Bite bar
Dog’s favourite off duty activity: Anything he believes he will be rewarded for.
Thing that would surprise you about the dog: Niro’s dad is called Herc and he was Constable Tomasson’s first working police dog.
Memorable call: He was able to track a guy who fled into a swamp. The water was so deep Niro couldn’t touch the bottom so he started swimming to follow the track. The suspect was caught hiding under some lily pads. All that was exposed was his face just above the water line.
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