Sheriff welcomes first chemical and biological threat-detecting canine to department

 

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE NATION’S FIRST CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL THREAT DETECTING K-9 BECOMES

THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

           

 

WHO:              SHERIFF LEE BACA AND PERSONNEL FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT’S HAZMAT DETAIL.

                       

WHAT:            THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WILL UNVEIL THE NEWEST TOOL IN THE HAZMAT DETAIL’S WEAPONS DETECTION ARSENAL.  THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND TOOL IS JOHNNY RINGO, WHO IS A LABRADOR RETRIEVER.  JOHNNY RINGO AND HIS HANDLER ARE THE ONLY CANINE TEAM IN THE COUNTRY THAT CAN DETECT CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS.  THIS WILL ALLOW THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO LOCATE THESE WEAPONS BEFORE THEY ARE DISPERSED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.                             

                       

WHEN:            FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010, 10:00 A.M.

                                   

WHERE:         LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

                       ONE GATEWAY PLAZA       

                       THIRD FLOOR BOARD ROOM

                       LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

                        (THOMAS GUIDE PAGE 634, H-3)

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER NICOLE NISHIDA AT (323) 810-1973 OR SHERIFF’S HEADQUARTERS BUREAU PERSONNEL AT

(323) 267-4800. 

SHB-2M-10                 X     X     X       JANUARY 11, 2010

 

 

Nicole Nishida

 

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau

Public Information Officer

Cell     (323) 810-1973

Office (323) 267-4815