Donation will assist with training equipment for new K-9 partners
KALKASKA – For the first time in over a decade, the Kalkaska Department of Public Safety could soon have a K-9 unit as part of its duty roster.
And, the idea has already garnered community support. Area Waste recently donated $500 to the KDPS to help pay for training equipment for the soon-to-be canine officer.
Scott Matley, owner of Area Waste, said he’s been talking to village officials for months about the possibility of adding a K-9 unit back to the KDPS and wanted to help make it a reality.
“I think it’s a great tool for the village and for any law enforcement agency in the county to have,” Matley said. “Dogs are smart. I can’t believe law enforcement doesn’t utilize them more.”
To Matley, K-9 units can be an indispensable tool for search and rescue efforts, or in drug investigations.
“If I ever get lost, they’ll have a dog to find me,” he added.
KDPS Lt. Glenn Artress, himself a former K-9 handler, agrees about the value of adding such a resource.
“A K-9 unit is huge in the community, to not only curb crime, but detour it before it may happen just by presence and availability,” Artress said. “The K-9 unit is another tool that we can have in our corner for use to make our community a safe place to live and visit.”
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