Crime & Safety
Mahwah K-9 Officer Gets Trained At Local Police Academy
Officer Robert Rapp and his K-9 Remco periodically go to the academy for training.
MAHWAH, NJ — Township police Officer Robert Rapp and his K-9 Remco recently attended a training course given by the Morris County Sheriff's Office.
The course was taught at the Morristown Armory. Officers were taught how to be "decoys," or stand-in subjects during practice sessions for the dogs. Police officers wore padding while acting as decoys to avoid being injured.
Officers learned how to deploy K-9s in various scenarios to stop suspects while keeping the community safe.
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Chief James Batelli said Remco was originally trained at the academy and periodically returns for in-service training.
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