1129.6 - Use of Police Canines

Question 1

Who may request the assistance of an Orlando Police K-9 Team?

Answer 1

Any sworn member

Question 2

Establishing a cordon of the area and directing the K-9 team to the last known location of the offender/evidence shall be the responsibility of who?

Answer 2

The initial responding officer

Question 3

Police trained K-9’s may be used for what purposes?

Answer 3

1. Tracking
2. Searching Buildings
3. Searching Fields
4. Searching for Evidence
5. Apprehending felons
6. Protecting officer
7. Detecting narcotics/explosives

Question 4

What two conditions must the initial responding officer obtain verbal indication from a representative having control over the property?

Answer 4

1. That no one is authorized to be in/on the premises

2. Prosecution is desired

Question 5

Police-trained canines will not normally be used to search…

Answer 5

a residence/house/apartment

Question 6

For the purpose of apprehension, the police-trained canine will only be released in cases involving what?

Answer 6

A suspected Felony

Question 7

What must the member provide to the police-trained canine handler prior to deployment of a canine?

Answer 7

Sufficient reasonable suspicion to lead him to believe that a felony crime has been committed and the person being sought is the perpetrator

Question 8

After an apprehension, a request for medical assistance shall be made by who?

Answer 8

ANY officer as soon as possible

Question 9

Who is authorized to give a “police canine” warning?

Answer 9

An active police canine handler

Question 10

Who must take photos any time a subject is physically apprehended by a police-trained canine?

Answer 10

A CSI

Question 11

A narcotics-detection canine alert to a motor vehicle constitutes what?

Answer 11

probable cause to search the vehicle

Question 12

The explosive-detection K-9 team should not be called for what purpose?

Answer 12

Checking out a suspicious package or found device

Question 13

If time is critical to render aid to the injured canine handler, appropriate measures may be taken to neutralize the canine by whose approval?

Answer 13

The watch commander

Question 14

Requests for canine assistance from other local law enforcement agencies shall be approved by who?

Answer 14

The on-duty watch commander OR the Special Patrol Section Commander

Question 15

OPD K-9s are trained in the detection of:

Answer 15

1. Cocaine
2. Hydrochloride
3. Cocaine Freebase
4. Cannabis
5. Heroin
6. Methamphetamine
7. MDMA

Question 16

Narcotics used for training will be obtained from what agency?

Answer 16

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory

Question 17

What other specialized unit K9 handlers fall under this policy?

Answer 17

1. Drug Enforcement Division
2. Patrol TAC
3. Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (with the exception of MBI training aids being stored within the OPD substation at OIA)

Question 18

How often will all training drugs under the control of the K-9 Unit will be inventoried and accounted for?

Answer 18

Semi-annually and at the direction of the unit supervisor