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Flomaton PD Wants To Purchase A Much Needed K-9, And They’re Accepting Donations
March 12, 2020
The Flomaton Police Department is accepting donations to assist in the purchase of a trained K-9 for the department.
The K-9 purchased out of donated funds will be trained for non-bite tracking such as missing children and persona, and fleeing fugitives; along with drug apprehension and detection.
“The K-9 will be a great tool for the Flomaton Police Department to continue to ensure the safety of our citizens and visitors, with also being a great PR tool for children of our community,” Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson said. “This project is a great investment in our town and community.”
Donations to the K-9 fund can be made to the town clerk at the Flomaton Municipal Complex at 2125 Ringold Street. Donations can also be made by mail to: Town of Flomaton, P.O. Box 632, Flomaton, AL 36441.
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12 Responses to “Flomaton PD Wants To Purchase A Much Needed K-9, And They’re Accepting Donations”
I can’t believe Flomaton needs a K-9 or can justify the costs
A trained K-9 if dual purpose is easily10-20k
A vehicle will need to be fitted with a K-9 carrier. Easily another 5k
Most K-9 Officer get a higher salary.
A training program will need to be in place to keep the dog proficient. This will result in overtime, travel, fuel, etc.
There will be vet costs, food costs, and general care.
K-9’s usually increase insurance and liability.
And with all that-it still may be worth it. But not without a true cost benefit analysis.
Don’t fall for this unless an independent analysis is done. It’s probably too expensive.
Escambia County Fl Road Prison crew got a dog from the pound and trained him him/her locally with other local department .He/she came in third place in a national meet.
See if Donnie P., will loan you “A J” , A J would make a top notch K9
The cost of this also included’s the training and all, or other factors…The reason why they are asking for donations. Dogs are cheap usually, But trained Drug sniffing attack dogs go to a specific school to learn there trade (like people) go to college. It is curious why they can afford new cruisers and i’m assume another cruiser or retrofit for the K-9…But cant afford a couple grand for the Dog and training. On a positive note I’m humbled they went with police cars instead of full size gas guzzling Suv’s that are becoming more common, Its such a waste to pay 10s of thousands for a decked out police Suv when police cars have been the standard for a long time and are probably less likely to roll over and have much better control and acceleration.
i think is’s a great idea, especially if it’s not being paid for by the city. i won’t mind donating to it. if you get it, run it through our schools on a regular basis.
I think they would be better served by getting the first police tiger.
Why would you get a dog that doesn’t bite for the police dept that’s like having a gun with no bullets leave the tracking dogs to search and rescue and get somthing packing a punch to eat the thugs up
A good dog with known lineage runs about $8,000
There are plenty of other agencies nearby that I’m sure wouldn’t mind lending their puppy to Flomaton occasionally. The town already has more than enough law enforcement.
Why don’t they look into getting a federal grant for a K9 ? There are a lot of resources out there for LEO K9 program establishment…
Sam asked, “What will the dog cost?”
$20,000 or so.
What will the dog cost?