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Bil-Jac Foods and The German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern Ohio have come together again this year to Honor the German Shepherd in K-9 Police work in Northern Ohio. The Honor is based on their contributions during the calendar year 2008.
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This year our first Honoree, K-9 Malek, and his Partner, Deputy James P. Schierer, were involved in situations that included track attempts, drug searches, building searches, and school locker searches. They also assisted various local, county and state agencies, as well as federal agencies. In one situation, a car was stopped for a red light violation and it was discovered that both driver and passenger were wanted in connection to several felony thefts in Ohio and Indiana. There were several weapons in the vehicle including a sawed-off shotgun and both subjects had ties to an anti-government organization being investigated by the FBI. Both subjects complied with Deputy Schierer’s every command even though they out-numbered and out-gunned the officer. In an interview later, one of the subjects stated that they only reason they did not put up resistance or run was because they knew the K-9 was present. In another incident, during a building search for an intruder, the subject initially complied with officer’s orders after he was told that K-9
Malek was being sent into the building. The subject, who had a lengthy criminal record and had just been released from prison one week prior, became defiant and refused to comply. When contact was made with Subject, he became combative, after which K-9 was deployed. Once K-9 Malek engaged, the Subject submitted and was taken into custody without further notice.
Our TOP HONOR FOR PROTECTION for 2008 goes to K-9 MALEK of the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office here today with his Partner, Deputy James P. Scheirer.
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Our second Honoree, K-9 JOKER, was called in after an officer had stopped to help the driver of a disabled vehicle. The officer was going to drive the subject home, when he asked to pat him down for weapons. The officer felt something in Subject’s pocket and the subject fled. The K-9 was brought in and the hot track went through multiple surfaces including swamp, water, snow and high grass. After about 2 miles, K-9 Joker came out of the heavily wooded area and went directly to front door of house and alerted. After the officer announced that he was sending in his partner, the Suspect started screaming “Don’t let him go”. The subject had 3 felony warrants for parole violation, flee and eluding police and assembly of the chemicals to manufacture drugs.
TOP HONOR FOR PURSUIT for 2008 goes to K-9 JOKER of the Brimfield Police Department, with his Partner, Patrolman Christopher Adkins.
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K-9 EKKO came from the Czech Republic to the Eastlake Police Department and Patrolman John McCauley on February 13, 2008. He started training on March 3, 2008 and was on the road in June, 2008. He has participated in 16 narcotic searches, tracks, building searches, article searches and public relations appearances and demonstrations. One article search, over 3 hours old, located crucial evidence in a sexually related assault.
2008 TOP HONOR ROOKIE goes to K-9 EKKO of the Eastlake Police Department and his Partner, Patrolman John McCauley.
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The Euclid Police Department responded to an alarm drop at a warehouse in their community. Upon arrival, officers found that the building had been forcibly entered. The officers requested assistance from the police K-9 team. K-9 GUNNER and Patrolman David Trend responded where numerous announcements were made into the building. Officers received no response. Patrolman Trend deployed Gunner into the building which was completely dark and filled with scrap metal. K-9 Gunner searched through hallways and various rooms before entering a warehouse. At a stairwell, K-9 gave a positive alert and shortly thereafter a male suspect surrendered and was taken into custody without incident. As Gunner prepared to continue his search, a second suspect surrendered to officers. With the assistance of this K-9 Unit, two burglars were taken into custody.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR BUILDING SEARCH goes to K-9 GUNNER of the Euclid Police Department and his Partner, Patrolman David Trend.
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Will the members of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Police Department K-9 Unit please step forward. These K-9 units are dedicated to the safety and security of commuters in Greater Cleveland who regularly travel on busses and trains operated by RTA as well as their commitment to protecting political candidates, heads of state and other dignitaries. The RTA Police K-9 Unit was founded in 2006 and is made up of 4 K-9 teams and one sergeant. The dogs are all German Shepherds and each one is trained dual purpose patrol and explosive detection. The recent bombings in London and Madrid have shown that mass transit is a potential target for terror attacks and the explosives detection K-9 teams of the RTA K-9 Unit work every day to prevent such an attack in Greater Cleveland. In addition to their transit system responsibilities, the RTA Police K-9 teams regularly respond to requests for mutual aid from a variety of local, state and federal agencies. This assistance includes responding to phoned in bomb threats, suspicious activities and other calls for service. Their services are also called upon for pre-event sweeps for dignitary appearances or other high risk events. During the most recent presidential campaign, the RTA Police K-9 teams conducted numerous pre-event sweeps when candidates appeared in Northeastern Ohio. In all, the Unit assisted other agencies 123 times in 2008 and was recently recognized by the United States Secret Service for their dedicated service during the election season.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR HOMELAND SECURITY goes to the K-9 Units of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Police Department. Along with their Unit Commander, Sgt. John Kassey, we have K-9 KANTOR and Officer John Gates, K-9 MAX and Officer Brian Novak, K-9 TIMON and Officer Gary Cantwell, and K-9 SILAS and Officer Chris Kopp.
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Our next Top Honors are being given in the category of Tracking. We found three (3) K-9’s among our candidates that were deserving of this recognition.
Our first Honoree is K-9 BEN of the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office. A female home owner, while in her kitchen, heard a noise at the front door of her home. As she started to go to the front door, she confronted a male standing in the doorway of her kitchen. The male then ran from the home into the woods behind the home. The homeowner gave the responding deputies a clothing and physical description of the male. K-9 Ben and Handler, Deputy Sebor, started a track at the back steps of the home at which point the subject had exited the house. K-9 Ben tracked through the backyard, into the woods, to a wire fence that could not be crossed. K-9 then tracked along the fence line and into a wooded area at the end of the fencing; he tracked directly to a residence. The described suspect was observed standing on the patio of the residence. Upon seeing the deputies, suspect went into the house. A second male from inside the house was observed exiting the home --- then seeing the deputies went back inside. Both males were interviewed by the deputies and admitted to entering the home to commit a burglary. The successful track led to the arrest of the two males for Burglary and Possessing Criminal Tools.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR TRACKING goes to K-9 BEN of the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office with his Partner, Deputy Brian Sebor
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Our next recipient, K-9 CHINO, responded to a request for mutual aid for assistance in the search for two armed suspects who had just robbed a pizza delivery driver. Upon arrival K-9 Chino was deployed for a track from the location of the robbery. The K-9 began tracking the suspects down the sidewalk, down a second street, and then a short distance down a third street, where Chino went to the rear door of a home and began to circle. Contact was made with the residents and two males were found in the home that matched the description of the robbery suspects. A short time later, the victim of the robbery arrived at the scene and positively identified the two as being the robbers.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR TRACKING goes to K-9 CHINO of the Independence Police Department here today with his Partner, Patrolman Shane Bates.
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Tracking seems to be the strongest work area for K-9 SABER of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. In one incident, he tracked two suspects that were involved in breaking into a vehicle in the Painesville City area. Saber tracked directly to the residence where the suspects were located inside along with numerous stolen radios and other property. In another incident, a male was seen running from an officer who had stopped to speak with him. The male was located by Saber hiding under some brush and later confessed to numerous car break-ins and a stolen vehicle. Another track was from an individual who left the scene of a one motor vehicle accident. After tracking him over fences, through backyards and down a side street, the male was located in a wooded area.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR TRACKING goes to K-9 SABER of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office along with his Partner, Deputy Allan Moon.
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Our next Top Honors will be given for Apprehension. K-9 MAX was nominated for an award for the apprehension of a robbery suspect. Partners, Patrolman Jose Alcantara and K-9 Max were assigned to a special detail monitoring businesses in a specific area due to a rash of robberies taking place. Patrolman Alcantara observed a male who appeared to be concealing numerous items inside his jacket. Upon approaching the suspect, he attempted to flee. The officer stopped him, returned him to the police car, but while attempting to handcuff the suspect, he suddenly began to resist arrest. After a short struggle, the suspect slipped out of his jacket and pulled free of the Officer. After giving the suspect numerous warnings to stop or the K-9 would be sent, K-9 Max was deployed and pursued the male. K-9 Max apprehended the male approximately 100 years from the cruiser. The male attempted to struggle and pull away from K-9, but was unsuccessful. He was taken into custody. Drug paraphernalia and cash was recovered and suspect faces charges including robbery and drug offences.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR APPREHENSION goes to K-9 MAX of the Euclid Police Department and his Partner, Officer Jose Alcantara.
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The next Honoree, K-9 MAJOR was involved in a situation regarding a stolen vehicle. A witness to the theft followed the car. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle; officer approached the car on foot in order to apprehend the male driver. The male accelerated and struck the officer with the car. A pursuit of the vehicle followed onto I-480. The driver attempted to exit the freeway, but was going too fast and lost control on the ramp. The vehicle came to rest in a ditch and appeared to be stuck. The driver was ordered out of the vehicle at gun point. The male refused to comply and was now attempting to get the vehicle in gear to try to move it. The officers approached the car on the passenger side; driver was ordered to surrender, but would not do so. The driver kept attempting to move the vehicle; fearing for officers safety (they were now standing in front of the car and were concerned they would be forced to defend themselves by shooting the male), K-9 Major was deployed into the vehicle to apprehend the driver. K-9 Major engaged the male in the stomach area as he was exiting the vehicle. K-9 came off the bite to exit the vehicle and the male attempted to flee up the hill. K-9 Major re-engaged the male in the back and took him to the ground. Officers fought with male to get him into handcuffs. He was treated at a local hospital and transported to jail.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR APPREHENSION goes to K-9 MAJOR and Patrolman Dale Merchant of the Garfield Heights Police Department.
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A home invasion robbery had just occurred and the offender, who was armed with a handgun, was last seen headed toward the South Euclid City border. Patrolman Fink and Patrolman Hoegler located the vehicle and the suspect, who drove a short distance then jumped from the truck. As Patrolman Fink and K-9 REX began to pursue him, he attempted to return to the truck to either continue fleeing or retrieve a weapon. K-9 Rex was commanded to apprehend the male, who was partially in the truck. K-9 Rex engaged the suspect on the left forearm and extracted the male from the truck. He was then taken into custody by South Euclid and Euclid Police Officers. The victim’s property was recovered from the truck and the handgun used in the robbery was found on the ground next to the truck. The male is awaiting trial for aggravated robbery, kidnapping, and weapons violations.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR APPREHENSION goes to K-9 REX of the South Euclid Police Department, here with his Partner, Patrolman Michael Fink.
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K-9 ZEUS of the Fairport Harbor Police Department has been in service for 5 years. During that time she has been outstanding in many situations, but she really does seem to shine in the area of narcotics detection assisting different agencies including the US Coast Guard, ICE and US Customs. In one situation, a vehicle coming from an area known for drug activity was stopped and when officers discovered that the occupants were also associated with drug activity, K-9 Zeus conducted a search of the vehicle for narcotics. An alert was made by the K-9 and officers found cocaine and marijuana inside the vehicle. In another incident, officials received a tip of Heroin being transported by a 634 ft. freighter. Assisting government agencies, K-9 Zeus alerted to 2 pounds of heroin on the ship. After clearing the search of the freighter, K-9 Zeus and her Officer Campbell, her Partner, were going back to Fairport Harbor when they came across a single car traffic crash. The occupants of the vehicle were acting suspicious. K-9 checked the vehicle for the odor of narcotics. An alert to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle was made. Officers located marijuana that had been packaged for sale, and arrested both males for trafficking in marijuana.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR NARCOTICS DETECTION goes to K-9 ZEUS of the Fairport Harbor Police Department and her Partner, Officer Ronald Campbell II.
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Exactly one year ago today the Kent State Police Department was contacted by an Agent from the DEA concerning a small plane that was expected to be landing at the KSU airport. The information stated that two males were going to land sometime in the evening, time unknown, and possibly deliver a large quantity of cocaine. The agent found the information to be credible and made the necessary calls to get the plane intercepted. The KSUPD contacted the Kent PD and requested the use of their K-9 team, K-9 JESSY and Patrolman James Ennemoser. Everyone set up and waited for the plane. The plane arrived but did not land immediately. The plane circled about 5 times before landing. After the plane landed and taxied to the fuel area --- that is when the police moved in and blocked the plane from taking off. The occupants were called off the plane one at a time. Once the occupants were secured, the K-9 team went into action. K-9 Jessy was directed to sniff the exterior of the plane. She gave a positive alert to the presence of narcotic odor. A subsequent search of the plane revealed thirty kilos of cocaine worth about $700,000 before being broke down and sold on the streets of Ohio.
The alert given by Jessy saved officers hours of time writing up and getting a warrant to search the plane. The alert gave officers probable cause to detain and search the aircraft and occupants and resulted in the largest cocaine bust in the Kent Police Department’s history.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR NARCOTICS DETECTION goes to K-9 JESSY of the Kent Police Department and Patrolman James Ennemoser.
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Our next Honoree, K-9 NIKO conducted numerous narcotic searches, officer assists, utility uses as well as community policing during 2008. With all of this, what really stood out was what he did within the community. He participated in Law Days at Great Lakes Mall, meeting and greeting over 100 people; Working Dog Weekend, with positive contact with over 800 people and participating in demonstrations of obedience, apprehension and narcotics detection; and Halloween at the Great Lakes Mall handing out candy and trading cards to about 300 kids before having to take police action on an adult who was harassing and taunting Niko. The adult was taken into custody without incident. In another situation, K-9 and Handler responded to a restaurant for a child left alone in the bar by his mother. While officers looked through the community for the mother, Patrolman Primiano and the child played toss with a toy with Niko. Ptrl. Primiano gave the child a trading card of Niko to remember him. Niko brought great comfort to the child during this terrifying experience. In light of this,
2008 TOP HONOR FOR PUBLIC SERVICE goes to K-9 NIKO of the Mentor Police Department here with his Partner, Patrolman Joe Primiano.
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K-9 DEUCE has marked only his 2nd full year of service in the Mentor Police Dept. He has been involved in numerous tracks and drug detection situations. K-9 Deuce has been called upon to assist in numerous tactical situations ranging from assists to perimeter containment for the SWAT unit. This K-9 was also used numerous times on scenes of disturbances and in most cases his mere presence was enough to bring the situation under control. Despite this, K-9 Deuce remains approachable towards the public as shown by his nearly 2000 positive citizen contacts throughout the year through community policing, school visits and public demonstrations.
2008 TOP HONOR FOR VERSATILITY goes to K-9 DEUCE of the Mentor Police Department, here with his Partner, Officer Ron Gunton.
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The mission of a K-9 Unit is to provide field support to patrol officers and detectives and also to serve as an ambassador for the Police Department in the community. K-9 RECON does all of this. From tracking to drug detection to protection work, the dog does it all. In one situation a request was made for mutual aid to assist in a riot situation at the Civic Center involving 250 people fighting and being disorderly. Upon arrival, K-9 was deployed on leash to assist units with fights breaking out on the property and in the roadways. K-9 Recon and Patrolman Blansette responded to several disturbances involving males fighting while the police department was attempting to make arrests. On each of the encounters with the disorderly males, compliance was immediately gained after K-9 warnings were made and Recon barking. Once order was restored, further assistance was given with the closing of the Civic Center and clearing out the nearly 500 people from the building and parking lot. Besides the tracks, drug detection, and protection situations, K-9 Recon was involved with foot patrols in city parks and neighborhoods, regular demonstrations for a variety of groups such as scout groups and animal welfare groups, and school visits.
Our 2008 TOP HONOR FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE goes to K-9 RECON of the South Euclid Police Department and his Partner, Patrolman Miles Blansette.
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Our next Honoree joined the CMHA Police Department, which patrols all public housing property in Cuyahoga County, in 1999. From 1999 through 2008 K-9 HOK and his partner, Patrol Officer William Higginbotham, patrolled some of the most challenging areas in Cleveland’s inner city. During their time together, they were credited with over 1500 arrests for crimes ranging from minor mis-deminor charges to violent felonies. Of these, more than 400 of them were for drug law violations. While patrolling public housing, the K-9 was at the Officer’s side when he investigated more than 3000 suspicious persons, stopped hundreds of suspicious cars, served more than 300 arrest warrants and answered more than one hundred shots fired calls. The most notable deployment occurred in 2007 when the K-9 unit was assigned to an FBI task force which was arresting members of the violent Gambinos street gang on the east side of Cleveland. The gang had been terrorizing the residents of one neighborhood. One of the final members to be caught knew that the police were closing in on him and he committed a carjacking with the victim being a prominent medical doctor. During the carjacking, the suspect pistol whipped the victim and shot him as he huddled in fear on the ground. After an anonymous tip, the task force obtained a warrant for the house the felon was hiding in. As the task force approached the house, the suspect and an accomplice fled from a rear window. Both suspects fled from officers; but the accomplice was taken into custody after he fell. K-9 Hok and Patrol Officer Higginbotham were called for the track and they tracked him through numerous yards, alleyways and streets for about 2 miles. The Suspect attempted to double back and was located by K-9 Hok and taken into custody. The Suspect is currently in jail facing 80 years imprisonment for his many crimes. And K-9 Hok and Patrol Officer Higginbotham received a letter of commendation from the FBI for their assistance in capturing this dangerous criminal.
In addition to locating drugs and criminals, K-9 Hok and his Partner Bill were dedicated to furthering the spirit of community policing in the housing projects. In his 10 years on patrol, Hok met hundreds of children and elderly residents. He and Bill were often personally requested by residents to patrol their area. Hok certainly has earned the quiet and peaceful retirement he now enjoys with Bill and his family.
Our 2008 TOP HONOR VETERAN AND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT recognition goes to K-9 HOK of the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department and his Partner, Patrol Officer William Higginbotham.
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On July 3, 2008 K-9 DAR performed admirably and possibly saved his partner from being shot. Sergeant Mastnardo stopped a suspicious person on a bike. The Subject was advised to keep his hands where Sgt. could see them. The Suspect attempted to reach into his right pocket. The Officer grabbed the subject’s right hand as he became concerned that the subject may be reaching for a weapon. The suspect assaulted Sgt. Mastnardo by punching him in the chest. The Sgt. Was struggling with the Suspect in an effort to stop him from accessing his pocket. When the Suspect punched the Sgt., K-9 Dar attempted to exit the police car and come to the aid of his partner. K-9 Dar’s paw was stuck between the car seat and he was temporarily unable to exit the police car.
Sgt. Mastnardo continued struggling with the Subject for approximately 30-40 seconds. Sgt. was unable to call for assistance as he was attempting to stop the suspect from accessing what he believed to be a weapon in his pocket. K-9 was able to break free and exited the police car and came to his Partner’s aid. Subject saw K-9 exit police car and began to flee on foot. K-9 Dar pursued the Subject. Sgt. Mastnardo accessed and deployed his taser into the Subject. At the same time, K-9 Dar was lunging at the suspect attempting to engage him. K-9 Dar engaged the Suspect, however bit the bottom probe of the Taser and Dar let go of the subject. Subject continued to flee on foot. K-9 Dar, despite being tased, pursued the suspect and engaged him biting him in the buttocks. Subject turned and punched Dar in the head causing Dar to release. K-9 Dar re-engaged and again was punched in the head by the Suspect. Dar refused to let go and again was punched for a third time. The subject’s pants ripped, and the subject ran. The suspect continued to flee into an alley behind the buildings. The suspect began to run around the building and was reaching into his right pocket. Dar re-engaged the Subject causing the Subject to fall to the ground. Sgt. Mastnardo was able to call for assistance and advise that he was in foot pursuit. Sgt. Mastnard caught up to the suspect and he and K-9 attempted to gain control and arrest Subject. The Subject continued to fight. Subject continued to attempt to crawl to the corner of the building wall, however Dar continued to engage him and pull him in the opposite direction. An off duty Cleveland Police Officer stopped and assisted with the apprehension. Once the Suspect was apprehended the area where he was arrested was searched for contraband. Officers located a loaded 9mm semi automatic handgun against the brick wall of the building where the Subject was attempting to crawl.
Sgt. Mastnardo believes that Dar knocked the gun out of the Suspect’s hand when he re-engaged him as he reached into his pocket and turned the corner.
Canine Dar despite being tased and punched several times continued to engage the Subject. K-9 Dar’s courage and intestinal fortitude possibly prevented Sgt. Mastnardo from being shot. We will never know what the Subject’s intentions were, however the Subject continued to attempt to access his pocket before, and during the confrontation. He violently assaulted both Sgt. Mastnardo and K-9 Dar and when running and turning a corner put his right hand in his pocket as Dar was engaging. The subject while Dar was pulling him backwards attempted to crawl toward the wall of the building exactly where the gun was located. Dar’s determination prevented the Subject from accessing the gun and possibly shooting his Partner.
The Subject plead and was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, assault, drug trafficking, and drug possession.
Lt. Jim Mariano states “K-9 Dar’s courage and drive to protect his partner is a testament to the Breed as well as the many hours of training and bonding between Sgt. Mastnardo and Dar. I am not sure where we find police dogs specifically, German Shepherds, that display such unconditional love that they are willing to give their life to protect their partners, but I am proud to serve with both Dar and Sgt. Mastnardo. Both are dedicated professionals and the citizens of Shaker Heights and the police department are luck to have them.”
THE GENE JASINSKI HERO DOG AWARD for OUTSTANDING K-9 SERVICE for 2008 goes to K-9 DAR from the Shaker Heights Police Department and his Partner, Sergeant Richard Mastnardo.i
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North Ridgeville- Dar the police dog is a tenacious fighter. In July, he
endured repeated punches and an accidental Tasering to chase down and
help
detain a suspect who had assaulted his human police partner.
But on Saturday, Dar was the picture of calm and restraint as he and
Shaker
Heights police Sgt. Richard Mastnardo accepted top honors in the
Northern
Ohio Hero Dog Awards.
The competition is sponsored by the German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern
Ohio and Medina-based Bil-Jac Dog Foods. Categories in the nine-year-old
award program include Pursuit, Building Search, Tracking, Narcotics
Detection
and Lifetime Achievement.
Twenty-one officer-dog teams were honored on a grassy patch outside the
Super 8 motel on Lorain Road, while a crowd of about 80 watched under
sunny
skies. Most were there for the dog club's annual show, which featured
competition and classes.
Dar, a black and tan German shepherd, sat alert and quiet at Mastnardo's
side as club officer Marci Shanker told the crowd how the dog helped
collar a
man who later was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, assault,
drug
trafficking and drug possession.
Mastnardo, in a police car with Dar, had stopped a man riding a bike and
the two began struggling after the man tried to reach into his pocket.
The
man punched Mastnardo, and Dar came out of the car.
In the struggle, Dar was accidentally Tasered, but when the man fled,
the
dog continued to chase him even after being punched repeatedly in the
head.
After a chase, police arrested the man and found a gun nearby. Mastnardo
believes Dar knocked the gun out of the man's hand and prevented the
officer
from being shot.
"Dar's courage and drive to protect his partner is a testament to the
breed
as well as the many hours of training and bonding between Sgt. Mastnardo
and Dar," Shaker Heights police Lt. Jim Mariano said in Dar's
nomination.
Other dogs were recognized for feats such as tracking two men to their
house after they had held up a pizza deliverer, intimidating a man who
was
violently resisting arrest and finding 30 kilograms of cocaine on a
private
plane. Gunner the dog and his partner, Euclid Patrolman David Trend,
found two
burglars in a cluttered, pitch-black warehouse.
"It's great that there's clubs out there that honor what these dogs do,"
Trend said after the ceremony.
Each honoree received a plaque, a certificate and a gold medal hanging
from
a red-white-and-blue ribbon. But the best swag -- for the dogs, anyway
--
was in the goodie bag: Bil-Jac dog food, treats and a plush toy.
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