K-9 Units

The Hartford Police Department currently has four Officers partnered with trained canines in the Patrol Division. A fifth Officer and canine partner are in training at the State Police Academy and will be assigned to the field this Spring. Though the canines need no prior training before acceptance into the program, the handlers look for particular personality traits and excellent health.

The Connecticut State Police Canine training is fourteen weeks and trains the animals in obedience, tracking both people or their belongings, building searches and criminal apprehension. The primary responsibility of the canine/officer team is response to active calls for service including alarms, robberies, purse snatches and armed suspects.  

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