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K-9 Unit or Police Service Dog Unit

Introduction

Hello,

My name is Deputy Jeremy Headley, and this is my K-9 partner, Tito. I'm the K-9 handler for the Coffey County Sheriff's Office Police Service Dog Unit. Thanks for visiting our web site, and I hope you enjoy the pictures, information, law enforcement and K-9 links.

Purpose And Background

The purpose of the Police Service Dog Unit is to provide a superior sense of smell, hearing, and potential aggressiveness as a valuable supplement to law enforcement man-power which aids in crime prevention and control.

Tito, was donated by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Dept. to the Coffey County Sheriff's Office in 2009 as a narcotic detection K-9, he is a 4 year old purebred Belgian Malinois. Tito is currently certified in tracking, evidence recovery, building and area searches, officer protection, criminal apprehension and narcotic detection. At the time of this web update Tito and I have only been working together for 4 weeks. I have a lot of training and work to be done with Tito and look forward to the time we spend together as a special bond is made.

I have been a full-time, certified, law enforcement officer since 2005, starting with the Burlington Police Department in Burlington, Kansas, where I was also a K-9 Handler and have been employed with the Coffey County Sheriff's Office, as a deputy, since March 2008.

I was given the opportunity to become the K-9 handler in May of 2008, accepted the position, and that's when the fun began.

Training and Certifications

Tito and I attend training each week, when permitted by our work schedule. This usually consists of 8-10 hours of narcotic training. Tito and I are trained and certified in German police standards. We are currently certified as a PSP2 Narcotic Detection Dog Team, through the Kansas Highway Patrol Police Service Dog Unit. Certification of Police Service Dog Teams must occur each year and are conducted in specific locations, set by the K-9 judge.

STATS

Narcotic deployments involved vehicle sniffs, residential narcotic search warrant service, DUI check lanes, and money screens.

In the short time that Tito and I have been working together we have had 3 road side vehicle searches.

Public Relations Programs

Tito and I look forward to visiting with the public any chance we get. We plan to attend many school assemblies and to show the special talents that Tito has.