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The Mobridge Police Department K9 Unit has
been in existence since 1998. The current K9 drug detection
team consists of Handler Officer Travis Collins and K9 Officer
Winnie.
Winnie is a Yellow Labrador Retriever.
Winnie was acquired by MPD in the Summer of 2008 as a donation from
Bureau of Indian Affairs Police K9 Handler Officer Lieutenant
Del Good Shield. Winnie was privately owned by Lieutenant Good
Shield and was certified for federal K9 use prior to being
obtained by MPD.
Officer Collins and Winnie attended an
eight-week training and certification course for drug
detection teams in Sioux Falls, SD from January through March of
2009.
Officer Collins and Winnie passed the
course training and are now a State recognized and certified
K9 drug detection team through the International Congress of
Police Service Dogs. |
