The wet nose of the law takes to the streets of Town
Monday 18th October 2010, 2:29PM BST.
PC Chris Williamson and police dog Toby meet Barbara and Eddy Ford visiting from Ibiza. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 1040458)
POLICE dogs are being used more often in areas where anti-social behaviour is likely to occur.
Teams have been engaged in high-profile patrols in the Town area with particular emphasis on pubs and nightclubs in an effort to reduce fear of weapon crime and to detect illegal drugs.
Special Operations Inspector J. P. Le Breton said high-profile patrols made the dog teams a more effective asset.
‘It means we can target antisocial behaviour more and make use of the drug search dogs in a more passive role,’ he said.
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Are the police using dogs as they are too scared to deal with anti-social behaviour? Poor doggies.
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These areas must be dogged with problems.
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Perhaps Spanky the spaniel will go undercover as a busker singing ‘Canine canoe you down the river’……boom boom
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If the dogs could sniff out idiots Mr G would be in big trouble, he would be banged to rights.
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