Dog Squad Set Loose On Wild Parties

[korbin13]

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/dog-squad-set-loose-on-wild-parties/story-e6frg15c-1226301916894

POLICE will monitor out-of-control parties from the air while the dog squad is brought in to move people on.

The combined effort will also include the mounted police and Regional Operations officers in a bid to crack down on drunk and aggressive behaviour at suburban parties.

Dog Squad officer-in-charge, Acting Senior Sergeant Justin Watts, warned partygoers that the dogs will bite, and it will hurt.

"If you're going to attend these parties, we expect people to behave," he said.

"If they don't behave and become aggressive, they will be dealt with firmly but fairly."

Acting Sen-Sgt Watts said the police dogs would be brought in to parties as a last resort.

"When we get sent to out-of-control parties, it's a pretty extreme use of force that we do deploy," he said.

"Our mesage is, if you're instructed by a police officer or a police dog handler to move on and desist your behaviour, I strongly suggest you do, because when the dogs are deployed they will bite people and people will get injured."

The officer said after the parties were reported to police, Police Air Wing would observe from the air to see if an escaled response needed to take place.

The Dog Squad would then send at least two dogs if they were called to attend.

"A police dog is probably worth about 10 uniformed officers at these incidents because when the dogs get out, people should know that the dog means business," Acting Sen-Sgt Watts said.

"You can't reason with a police dog."

We have a police dog in our town and all the other coppers are scared of it!! What happens to these dogs when they retire?

[Crisovar]

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/dog-squad-set-loose-on-wild-parties/story-e6frg15c-1226301916894

POLICE will monitor out-of-control parties from the air while the dog squad is brought in to move people on.

The combined effort will also include the mounted police and Regional Operations officers in a bid to crack down on drunk and aggressive behaviour at suburban parties.

Dog Squad officer-in-charge, Acting Senior Sergeant Justin Watts, warned partygoers that the dogs will bite, and it will hurt.

"If you're going to attend these parties, we expect people to behave," he said.

"If they don't behave and become aggressive, they will be dealt with firmly but fairly."

Acting Sen-Sgt Watts said the police dogs would be brought in to parties as a last resort.

"When we get sent to out-of-control parties, it's a pretty extreme use of force that we do deploy," he said.

"Our mesage is, if you're instructed by a police officer or a police dog handler to move on and desist your behaviour, I strongly suggest you do, because when the dogs are deployed they will bite people and people will get injured."

The officer said after the parties were reported to police, Police Air Wing would observe from the air to see if an escaled response needed to take place.

The Dog Squad would then send at least two dogs if they were called to attend.

"A police dog is probably worth about 10 uniformed officers at these incidents because when the dogs get out, people should know that the dog means business," Acting Sen-Sgt Watts said.

"You can't reason with a police dog."

We have a police dog in our town and all the other coppers are scared of it!! What happens to these dogs when they retire?

Most retire home with their handlers :)