Brent
06-27-2005, 10:38 AM
This is excellent. It is great to see police dogs. Now we need our elementary SROs back, too.
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CARY’S DYNAMIC DUO HITS THE STREETS TODAY
CARY, NC – Move over Batman and Robin and make room for Jeremy and Max, the Town of Cary’s first K9 team who hits the streets today. Max and his human partner, Master Officer Jeremy Bergin, will assist in searching for narcotics, apprehending criminals, finding missing persons, and recovering evidence. Max is a German Shepard and was born on October 29, 2003 in the Czech Republic.
“With their keen senses of smell and vision, as well as their speed, canine officers can perform some tasks faster, with increased accuracy, at lower costs, and with less risk to the public and public safety officers than humans,” said Town of Cary Interim Police Chief Pat Bazemore. “By getting the word out about Max, we hope to deter crime as well as solve crimes.”
Currently, Cary is the safest large community in the Southeast and the ninth safest in America.
Acknowledging that a human/canine officer team is a tried and true law enforcement tool, the Cary Town Council voted unanimously to establish a canine program as part of the Town’s nationally accredited police department. Cary’s Dynamic Duo is part of a Regional Canine Program that includes Apex, Morrisville, and Holly Springs.
Even before the program’s official launch, the community turned out to ensure its success. Cary’s Mayfair Animal Hospital is donating all of Max’s routine healthcare, Cary’s Veterinary Specialty Hospital has donated specialty veterinary services if they are needed, and Purina has provided a year’s supply of food for Max. In addition, Cary Towne Center Mall has made a cash donation of $1,500.
“We’re very appreciative of the community support the program is already receiving, and we encourage others who want to help defer its costs to consider making a donation,” Bazemore said.
The Dynamic Duo will be formally introduced to the community tonight at the regular meeting of the Cary Town Council, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Temporary Council Chambers in the Herb Young Community Center on the Town Hall Campus.
Learn more about Cary’s new Dynamic Duo, including how you can support the program, at K9 Program at www.townofcary.org.
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PRIMARY CONTACTS: “Dog Man” Jeremy Bergin, Master Officer, (919) 621-0427
Interim Chief Pat Bazemore, Cary Police, (919) 460-4919
Bill Coleman, Town Manager, (919) 469-4002
Susan Moran, Public Information Officer, (919) 460-4951
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CARY’S DYNAMIC DUO HITS THE STREETS TODAY
CARY, NC – Move over Batman and Robin and make room for Jeremy and Max, the Town of Cary’s first K9 team who hits the streets today. Max and his human partner, Master Officer Jeremy Bergin, will assist in searching for narcotics, apprehending criminals, finding missing persons, and recovering evidence. Max is a German Shepard and was born on October 29, 2003 in the Czech Republic.
“With their keen senses of smell and vision, as well as their speed, canine officers can perform some tasks faster, with increased accuracy, at lower costs, and with less risk to the public and public safety officers than humans,” said Town of Cary Interim Police Chief Pat Bazemore. “By getting the word out about Max, we hope to deter crime as well as solve crimes.”
Currently, Cary is the safest large community in the Southeast and the ninth safest in America.
Acknowledging that a human/canine officer team is a tried and true law enforcement tool, the Cary Town Council voted unanimously to establish a canine program as part of the Town’s nationally accredited police department. Cary’s Dynamic Duo is part of a Regional Canine Program that includes Apex, Morrisville, and Holly Springs.
Even before the program’s official launch, the community turned out to ensure its success. Cary’s Mayfair Animal Hospital is donating all of Max’s routine healthcare, Cary’s Veterinary Specialty Hospital has donated specialty veterinary services if they are needed, and Purina has provided a year’s supply of food for Max. In addition, Cary Towne Center Mall has made a cash donation of $1,500.
“We’re very appreciative of the community support the program is already receiving, and we encourage others who want to help defer its costs to consider making a donation,” Bazemore said.
The Dynamic Duo will be formally introduced to the community tonight at the regular meeting of the Cary Town Council, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Temporary Council Chambers in the Herb Young Community Center on the Town Hall Campus.
Learn more about Cary’s new Dynamic Duo, including how you can support the program, at K9 Program at www.townofcary.org.
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PRIMARY CONTACTS: “Dog Man” Jeremy Bergin, Master Officer, (919) 621-0427
Interim Chief Pat Bazemore, Cary Police, (919) 460-4919
Bill Coleman, Town Manager, (919) 469-4002
Susan Moran, Public Information Officer, (919) 460-4951