Police departments cut costs, but not K-9 units

March 08, 2010 By: kwilliams Category: News with a bite, The Dog House

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — One hundred sheriff’s deputies and 400 part-time deputies were laid off. Narcotics and gang units were disbanded. Helicopters were grounded.

K-9 police dog units remained on the job.

To absorb more than $30 million in losses, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department had to focus almost exclusively on answering emergency calls, but police dogs and their handlers survived the cuts. It’s a scenario that is playing out among the thousands of K-9 teams across the U.S. that have survived deep budget cuts to stay on the job. (more…)

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