INDIANAPOLIS – On Wednesday, Dec. 10, the Indiana State Police held a ceremony at the Indianapolis District for the seven new ISP patrol K-9 handlers and their newly appointed K-9 partners who successfully completed the 16th Indiana State Police K-9 Training School. Trooper Bryce Kanning, of the Fort Wayne district, and his partner, “Enzo,” were among those graduates.
The Indiana State Police K-9 School is a 12-week school held in Indianapolis, with more than 480 hours of instruction to include obedience, tracking, locating articles of evidence, apprehension of fighting or fleeing suspects, building searches, narcotics detection, and handler protection. K-9 handlers also receive training in K-9 legal concepts and classes on odor detection theory and tracking situations. Teams train at night and in varying conditions with scenario-based training and problem-solving situations for eight to 10 hours per day.
Indiana State Police K-9 breeds include German shepherds, Belgian malinois and Dutch shepherds. The K-9s are certified through Dogs for Law Enforcement Organization…