What the Canine Unit does
The Halifax Regional Police Canine (K9) Unit includes eight teams of police service dogs (PSD) and handlers.
The K-9 unit teams:
- track lost people or suspects from a crime scene
- search for articles discarded during or after a crime
- search for suspects who are hiding in a building
- apprehend fleeing suspects on command
- detect illegal drugs
- detect explosives
Canine Unit members
Constable Phil MacDonald and PSD Morgan
Constable Jason Meisner and PSD Pension
Constable Jamie Cooke and PSD Recon
Constable Joey Malcolm and PSD Casey
Constable Craig Durling and PSD Sully
Constable Dan Berube and PSD Jynx
Constable Sue Conrad and PSD Mako
Constable Andrew Joudrey and PSD Kron
Police service dogs in the K-9 Unit are specially trained and must pass a medical examination and behavioural tests prior to joining the unit. These dogs have proven to be best suited for general service police dog work throughout the world.