Canine Ballistic
(Bullet Resistant) Vests
$2,100 each
Canine Trauma Kits
$300 each
Repelling Lines
$200 each
The Canine Unit, part of SJPD's Special Operations, consists of two teams of officers with five dogs on each team and two supervisors. Officers in the Canine Unit make a seven year commitment to the team and purchase their own specially bred and trained German Shepard imported from Germany or the Czech Republic at the cost of $5000 - $7000. The mission of the Canine Unit is to deploy specially trained officers and canines to support the Bureau of Field Operations. They accomplish this by performing the following duties:
When unassigned to specific events, canine units also perform direct patrol duties by initiating field contacts with subjects engaged in suspicious activity and making arrests when criminal violations occur.
