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On April 10, 2008 at 2032 hours, Officer Dan Bemerer initiated a t/s on a '95 cadillac seville for a red light violation. The driver had extensive drug history and when asked to step out of vehicle, I asked if he had anything illegal on him or in his vehicle. He advised "I'm gonna keep it real with you" and handed me a small bag of marijuana which he had stuffed down his pants. I walked Nero around the exterior of the vehicle which he indicated on the drivers side door and attempting to jump in the open drivers side door window. We continued our exterior search and he indicated low on drivers side rear passenger door seam. Nero was deployed inside the vehicle for an interior search with only indication on rear driveside passenger floor board. Hand Search of that area revealed a garbage bag filled with 3 separate freezer bags of Marijuana weighing 1 lb each and underneath the passenger seat was a platic bag filled with 15 stacks in $1000 incriments of us currency.  Case is still pending.

On March 9, 2008 at 8:00 pm, Officer Matt Stark and his partner stopped a target vehicle we were investigating for narcotics trafficking. Anjia was walked around the car and positively indicated on the car. We searched the car and found marijuana. We then executed a search warrant on the suspects Three Rivers residence where we found almost 80 grams of freshly cooked crack cocaine and 1/4 pound of marijuana packaged for sale. We seized the suspects 2005 Dodge Magnum and a large amount of cash subsequent to this arrest.

On Sunday, March 9, 2008, Officer Ryan Eskildsen and K-9 Bora assisted an Iowa State Trooper on Interstate 35.  K-9 Bora indicated on the stopped rental vehicle. During the search  approximately 7 pounds of B.C. Bud was located, with a street value of  $84,000.

In February, 2008, Officer Matt Stark's partner stopped a Charger out of Illinois and arrested the driver for suspended license. The car was impounded in result of the arrest. I walked Anjia around the car at impound with her positively indicating for the odor of narcotics within the vehicle. We then executed a search warrant on the car and found marijuana and a stolen, loaded 380 pistol hidden under the hood. The pistol links the driver to a shooting we had on 09/07 in the city of Three Rivers.

On Nov. 17, 2007, officer Ryan Eskildsen of the Clear Lake Iowa Police Department conducted a K-9 sniff of suspecte3d Fed-EX parcels. His partner K-9 BORA gave a positive alert to a package which contained several pounds of Marijuana. Officer Eskildsen graduated from Mid-Michigan Kennels in JUne 2007

In July 2007, Officer Branden Zeimetof the Maquoketa Iowa Police Department was called to assist officers on a search warrant of a residence. Officers had already searched the residence and could not find any illegal drugs or contraband. Officer Zeimet deployed K-9 "Ricky" who very quickly gave an indication on the bottom of a Lazyboy recliner in the livingroom. Officers then found just over 1/2 pound of compressed Marijuana located under the chair. Officer Zeimet and K-9 Ricky graduated from Mid-Michigan Kennels in 2005.

Only two weeks after graduating from Mid-Michigan Kennels Inc basic handlers course, Deputy Dan Bemerer of the Hamilton County Sheriff Office was dispatched to a homicide involving three suspects and a dead cab driver. Deputy Bemerer tracked the 3 suspects to the back door of a residence. SWAT team members then executed a search warrant on the house and the 3 suspects were located hiding inside. The murder weapon was found in the toilet tank.

In the spring of 2006, Sergeant Bill Burgoyne of the White Pigeon Michigan Police Department was called out to assist with a missing Autistic child that had walked away from his rural home. Sergeant Burgoyne and his K-9 "Blesk" were able to track and locate the child about 1 mile from his home. SGT Burgoyne is a graduate of the Mid-Michigan Kennels Inc. Basic Canine Handlers Course and is certified with the USPCA, IPWDA, and the NNDDA.

Officer Bob Unruh of the Blue Springs Missouri police department was contacted by the Jackson County Drug Task Force on April 30, 2007. They stated that they had a suspicious package that was to be delivered by U.S. mail and asked if he would walk his K-9 Urich around the package and two empty boxes as controls. Officer Unruh met with the task force officers and set the three boxes up about ten feet apart. K-9 Urich showed no interest in the two control boxes.

K-9 Urich did indicate on the supect package and began to scratch holes in the box in question. A warrant was obtained for the package. The box contained FIVE pounds of marijuana. A controled delivery was executed and the suspects arrested. Officer Unruh and K-9 Urich graduated the Mid-Michigan Kennels basic dual purpose narcotics course at the Sioux City Iowa Police Departments National Training Center on October 20, 2006.