{"id":74358,"date":"2016-10-23T07:32:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T11:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74358"},"modified":"2016-10-22T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T01:36:00","slug":"canines-and-their-handlers-graduate-from-the-new-york-state-police-canine-handler-basic-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=74358","title":{"rendered":"Canines and their handlers graduate from the New York State Police Canine Handler Basic School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=61900\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61900\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-61900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/state-police-seal-150x150.jpg?resize=226%2C226\" alt=\"state-police-seal-150x150\" width=\"226\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/state-police-seal-150x150.jpg?w=226&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/state-police-seal-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>The New York State Police held a graduation ceremony Friday, October 21, for the 2016 Canine Handler Basic School. The ceremony was held at the New York State Police Academy in Albany.<\/p>\n<p>The 11 graduates include members from the New York State Police, Albany Police Department, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Schenectady Police Department and Tupper Lake Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>The canines and their handlers underwent 20 weeks of training at the New York State Police Canine Training Facility located in Cooperstown, New York. During the training, students and their partners received instruction in basic obedience, agility, handler protection, building searches, explosive or narcotic detection, tracking for fugitives and lost or missing persons, basic veterinary care and land navigation and grid searches.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The current strength of the State Police Canine Unit is 90 teams, including those who graduated today. During the first 9 months of 2015, the members of the Division Canine Unit responded to 7,434 calls for service.<br \/>\nCanines that are part of the Division Canine Unit are donated through the generosity of breeders, private individuals, and humane societies.\u00a0 All canines are put through extensive testing and evaluation prior to assignment in the Canine Basic Handler\u2019s School.\u00a0 State Police canines are named after members killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a full list of the graduating handlers, their canines and namesakes, and assigned troop or agency:<\/p>\n<p>Trooper Travis C. Bauer, Canine Hugh \u2013 Troop D (SP Herkimer) Lt. Tremain M. Hughes<br \/>\nTrooper Andrew W. Gargiulo, Canine TJ \u2013 Troop L (SP Riverside) Trooper Thomas J. Consorte<br \/>\nTrooper Matthew S. Hinz, Canine Tomi \u2013 Troop F (SP Liberty) Senior Investigator Thomas G. Moran Jr.<br \/>\nTrooper Heidi L. Lyndaker, Canine Ram \u2013 Troop D (SP Alexandria Bay) Trooper Robert A. Moore<br \/>\nTrooper Shannon J. Saunders, Canine PJ \u2013 Troop B (SP Blue Ridge) Trooper Peter J. Formosa<br \/>\nTrooper Jason S. Sedita, Canine Rickie \u2013 Troop F (Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit) Investigator Richard B. Snyder<br \/>\nTrooper Matthew G. Stobeck, Canine Simpson \u2013 Troop C (SP Stamford) Trooper Ernest M. Simpson<\/p>\n<p>Patrolman Bret C. Phillips, Canine Doug \u2013 Albany Police Department, Detective Douglas Mayville<br \/>\nCorrection Officer Michael B. Kasper, Canine Loki \u2013 NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, no namesake<br \/>\nPatrolman Kevin C. Derkowski, Canine Flynn \u2013 Schenectady Police Department, Patrolman John R. Flynn<br \/>\nOfficer Jordan R. Nason, Canine JD \u2013 Tupper Lake Police Department, Retired Chief J.D. 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