UMass Amherst Police Department Hosts K9 Training Exercises May 13-17 at Campus Residence Halls
May 9, 2013
Contact:
Daniel J. Fitzgibbons
Contact Phone:
413/545-0444
AMHERST, Mass. – Police K9 units from the eastern U.S. and Canada will be training in University of Massachusetts Amherst residence halls during the week of May 13-17.
The exercises, hosted by the UMass Amherst Police Department K9 unit and the Massachusetts Police Work Dog Association, will take place in Brown House in the Sylvan Residential Area and Butterfield House in the Central Residential Area between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Area residents are advised that there may be large numbers of police vehicles and law enforcement personnel in the vicinity of the two sites during the exercises, according to UMPD Deputy Chief Patrick Archbald.
“This seminar has been taking place on our campus for several years,” he said. “We want the community to be aware of this activity, which is an important element of our ongoing training.”
The police canine certification and training seminar involves narcotics and explosives detection and suspect apprehension. Local, state and federal law enforcement officers will be participating in the drill.
Warning signs will be posted around each building, according to Archbald.
