K9

Mission Statement

The mission of the Los Santos K9 division is to protect the homeland, reduce crime, enhance officer safety and assist in man-made or natural disasters through professional K9 law enforcement in the safest manner possible.

The goals of the program are to:

• Reduce drug paraphernalia and guns within this state

• Reduce the amount of suspects that avoid detainment

• Prevent officer involved shootings

• Increase public perception of law enforcement presence

K9 is a specialized division. They are equipped with highly trained dogs. These K9s are designed to combat the criminals witnessed throughout the state.

Once K9 certification is obtained from a unique training course and observation of the officer. Your responsibility is to provide the best service to this community and to protect the civilians from those who wish to break the law. 

Los Santos K9 Detail Objectives:

• Giving officers another alterative to search and/or detain suspects

• Searching for lost or stranded persons and/or suspects and enhancing search and rescue operations for persons in distress.

• Reducing the inherent liability to the City for certain police activities (i.e. drug stings, searchs and seizures)

• Enhancing officer safety by having another layer of backup in difficult situations.

Standard Operating Procedures:

• K9 officers can still  operate as a normal LEO

• K9 can be brought out when there are at least 5 officers on duty

•  Deployment of dog is another layer that can be used only when the following criteria is met

• You must be wearing your rank specified uniform or an approved uniform that makes you easily identified as an officer

• You must ride in a marked SUV or Truck , unless given special permission by a command team member. 

• K9 officers can be requested to attached to all scenes, but it is on the K9 officer to make sure that all the criteria is met before deployment of dog.

• If you are busy with one call and another requests comes in, relay you are currently tied up and they are to proceed as they see fit. NOONE IS ALLOWED TO HOLD INDVIDUALS FOR AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME WAITING ON K9. You as the k9 officer will need to relay this to the requesting officer. 

• We are here for RP. If it doesn't make sense do not do it. IF k9 is abused than it will be taken away.

• Please allow others who are certified a chance to use their certification. If it is noticed that one individual is alway k9 and others are being denied the chance, there will be action taken. 

• K9 deployment (searches)

  • Suspect was seen leaving a drug call, known drug location, or drug processing area

  • Suspect was seen leaving a shootout, illegal gun sale, or sting operations

  • Authorized checkpoints (pre-authorized by command team)

  • Suspects have given reasonable amount of ques or evidence to be searched, but not enough to be arrested. (We understand this is a fine line, but to be a K9 officer you must use common sense and your best judgement call on every k9 deployment)

  • Suspects have lost the police on foot and there is reasonable suspicion they are still in the area. 

  • K9 deployment (attack/defend)

  • When a suspect is pointing or aiming a weapon at officers. (civilians if it is not a hostage situation)

  • When suspect is trying to attack officers.

  • After the 10 second run on foot rule IF THEY HAVE A WEAPON OUT.

  • On a breach with a barricaded suspect.  (Remember the dog is an officer, if you wouldn't run into it then do not send dog. If the dog goes in, you are to be behind them within reason.)

  • Shootout has started with police

The K9 Certification is earned. Disciplinary action will be handled if the above standard operating procedures are not followed. 

• If abuse of the certification is noted. You will first be warned and advised to refamiliarize yourself with the SOP's.

• Second: you will be warned and made to put the K9 up for the shift. and refamiliarize yourself with the SOP's 

• Last: Further abuse of the certification with result in your certification being revoked. You may re-express interest after 30 days.

• ALL SOP's ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. IT IS ON YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE KEEPING UP WITH ALL CHANGES.