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The Future of Police Narcotics Dogs and Marijuana
Supporters of legalized medical marijuana will have their opportunity in November to let the voters decide on whether medical marijuana will be available to patients. The controversial ballot initiative was approved by the Florida Supreme Court. Four legislative bills have been introduced which deal with defining, authorizing, and regulating medicinal cannabis and its infrastructure. How will all of this affect law enforcement? Not much…for now. Most recently, though, in Colorado and Washington State, decriminalization of recreational marijuana has changed the way police narcotics detector dogs go about their business. The obvious issue is whether a narcotics dog’s alert still constitutes probable cause to perform a warrantless search of a vehicle … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Florida in K9 Records Case
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Florida Supreme Court in the 2006 K9 narcotics detector case of Florida vs. Harris. Siding with the trial court, the Supreme Court ruled that K9 training and testing documentation are sufficient trial evidence to support the probable cause of a drug dog’s alert. The Florida High Court had ruled that the State must provide “an exhaustive set of records, including a log of the dog’s field performance, to establish the dog’s reliability.” The Supremes disagreed and cited Illinois vs Gates 642 U.S. 213-239 (1983): “Finely tuned standards such as proof beyond a reasonable doubt or by a preponderance of the evidence have no … Continue reading
The Right K9 Tool for the Right Job
We responded to a bomb threat last week. Having an explosives detector dog at the scene reminded me of a call years ago when I was a K9 handler. It was the early 1990’s. I was working a dual-purpose Patrol and Narcotics K9 on the Midnight Shift. A woman called 911 to report that she was having a domestic with her boyfriend. During the argument, he threatened to blow her and her whole family up. Prior to our arrival, she told the dispatcher that he had left their…wait for it…mobile home with something under his shirt. Officers arrived on scene and she disgorged that he had previously served in the … Continue reading
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Tagged K9 Explosives Detector Dog, K9 Police Dog, Narcotics Detector Dog, Police K9
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