NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) – Neighbors in North Tonawanda came together to try to make our community safer with a valuable tool. “The value in a K9 program is unbelievable everyone thinks of the dog as being an intimidating tool, but believe it or not it’s actually our biggest de-escalation tool,” said Jeff Kam, K9 Handler for North Tonawanda Police.