Joined by members of the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 (back row) are (front row, left to right) VFW Post #12144 Senior Vice Commander Raul Jiminez Cintron, NYPD Transit Bureau K-9 Unit Officer Antonio Andrade with “Devon” and Detective Christopher Canale, Mayor Dorman, Code Enforcement Officer Jason Fassler, and his wife, NYPD Transit Bureau K-9 Unit Officer Jessica Baranek with “Simi.” Also pictured (back row, left): Public Safety Director Kim Davis.
Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Hunt for “Explosives”
On September 11, the Village of Islandia hosted the New York Police Department’s Transit Bureau K-9 Unit at its annex building to conduct a demonstration of how these police dogs search for explosives.
Officers brought in two explosive detection canines, “Devon” and “Simi.” Inside the building, the dogs went from room to room to find hidden “explosive odors.” The dogs undergo four to five months of training before going out into the field.
