Lincoln Police Department Annual Report 2009 - City of Lincoln ...
Lincoln Police Department Annual Report 2009 - City of Lincoln ...
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C ANINE UNIT<br />
The K-9 Unit had a very productive year in <strong>2009</strong>. The K-9 Unit was utilized 405 times which included 154 tracks,<br />
157 narcotics searches, 70 building/other searches, and 24 SWAT deployments. The police service dogs were<br />
responsible for 141 misdemeanor arrests, 59 felony arrests, and they located one suicidal person. The narcotics<br />
that the police service dogs located had a street value over $35,000 and they also located and recovered over<br />
$66,000 in currency.<br />
In March <strong>of</strong> <strong>2009</strong>, a masked man wearing latex gloves grabbed an employee <strong>of</strong> Casey’s General Store from<br />
behind as she arrived for work and robbed and sexually assaulted her. The person responsible for the sexual<br />
assault and robbery fled from the store on foot. Officer Jeff Urkevich and <strong>Police</strong> Service Dog, Jake, tracked the<br />
individual from the store for several blocks and located the cash stolen during the robbery and a condom that was<br />
used during the sexual assault. The condom was tested and the DNA from the victim and the person responsible<br />
were found on the condom. This key piece <strong>of</strong> evidence led to the arrest and conviction <strong>of</strong> Armon Dixon for first<br />
degree sexual assault and armed robbery.<br />
In <strong>2009</strong>, the K-9 Unit was given approval to add one additional K-9. Many qualified candidates put in the coveted<br />
position and after an extensive selection process Officer Nikki Loos was selected to become the newest member<br />
<strong>of</strong> the K-9 unit. In October K-9 Officer John Clarke and Officer Loos traveled to New Market, Alabama to select<br />
a police service dog for Officer Loos. The <strong>of</strong>ficers put several K-9s through selections tests and ultimately<br />
selected “Dexter”, a two year old male Belgian Malinois, to be Officer Loos’ partner. In the fall, Officer Loos and<br />
Dexter attended an 11 week training session at the Nebraska State Patrol’s Training Center. Dexter is the 44 th<br />
dog to serve in the <strong>Lincoln</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong>’s K-9 Unit.<br />
H ANDLER<br />
O FFICER JOHN CLARKE<br />
O FFICER TYLER DEAN<br />
O FFICER JEFF URKEVICH<br />
O FFICER CHRIS VOLLMER<br />
O FFICER NIKKI LOOS<br />
C ANINE<br />
BEERSIE-REMO<br />
KONY<br />
JAKE<br />
BRIX<br />
DEXTER<br />
Courtesy Photo<br />
ERIC GREGORY/<br />
<strong>Lincoln</strong> Journal Star