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PRESS RELEASE

GREENBELT CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Greenbelt Officers Share Honors with Canine Partners

Greenbelt’s canine police officers and K-9’s were recognized for top honors during the United States Police Canine Association’s Region III Annual Awards Banquet, held March 8, 2008, at the Greenbelt American Legion Post #136.   Region III includes Maryland, Delaware, the District, Virginia and West Virginia, one of 26 regions throughout the United States and Canada, and is one of the most active regions in the Association.

The most distinguished canine team award was presented to Corporal Robert Musterman and K-9 partner Cigo for “2007 Top Dog.”  The “Top Dog” is awarded to the team that has the highest combined PD1 and Tracking Trail score for the year.  Bob and Cigo earned a total of 838.17 out of a possible 880 points, scoring a perfect 180 in tracking certification.  Congratulations for this outstanding honor!
Master Police Officer Barry Byers and Canine partner Rex received top honor for 2007 Top “Patrol” Canine Case of the Year.

 On November 1, 2007, MPO Byers and Rex responded to a county-wide call for an officer in trouble.  A robbery victim had flagged down a Prince George’s County police officer in the area of 67th Avenue and Riverdale Road.  The officer got out of his vehicle to assist, unaware that the suspect was still nearby, and was fired upon by the suspect.  MPO Byers was requested to deploy Rex due to the extreme distance from which Prince George’s County K-9’s were responding from.  K-9 Rex located the suspect’s track and discovered several spent shell casings near the 6700 block of 67th Avenue.  Rex tracked up to a dumpster  and then began to air scent until he reached the end of a fence line.  He then reverted to tracking and entered the backyard of a home where there were two sheds.  Unclear which shed the suspect had chosen for his hiding place, K-9 Rex was released to locate the suspect.  Rex located the suspect in the second shed, locating and engaging the suspect hiding underneath.  MPO Byers and the cover team approached and took the suspect into custody without further incident.  MPO Byers requested that officers check the site of the dumpster, where a .45 caliber semi-auto handgun was located that the suspect had discarded.  Due to MPO Byers professionalism and diligence, he was able to conduct a difficult search in an extremely high foot traffic area, coordinating multiple police agencies and air support, resulting in the apprehension of a dangerous felon.

Two of Greenbelt’s canine teams received Triple Crown honors for achieving certification in the regional tracking class this winter: Corporal Robert Musterman with canine partner Cigo and Master Police Officer Barry Byers with canine partner Rex.  The Triple Crown is awarded to those handlers who certify their K-9’s in all three disciplines of Patrol (which consists of obedience, agility, search skills and apprehension); Detection and Tracking.
 
Prepared by MPO George Mathews
March 21, 2008
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