Fairfield Police Department Welcomes New K9

Via the Fairfield Police Department: FAIRFIELD, CT — The Fairfield Police Department welcomes K9 Sammy.

Sammy is certified with the National Police Canine Association and Connecticut Police Work Dog Association as an explosive detection police service dog. She is also a certified military working dog with the Department of Defense. Sammy has conducted numerous missions for State of Connecticut officials, U.S. senators and other high-ranking dignitaries, including Vice President Mike Pence.

Sammy has been partnered with Officer Franck DeAngelis, who has been a member of the Fairfield Police Department since August 2001.

DeAngelis is currently assigned to the Patrol Division and has served as a field training officer. DeAngelis has a long-standing interest in police canines and in 2007 he presented a proposal to the Fairfield Police Commission to create a K9 Unit. This proposal was later accepted and in 2011 the police department acquired a new canine. The K9 Unit has continued to grow ever since.

DeAngelis attended a Police K9 Decoy School in Saint Lucie County, Florida, where he learned bite work, animal behavior and canine communication. Upon graduation, DeAngelis went on to train with the Fairfield Police K9 Unit and other K9 Units throughout the state. DeAngelis also holds a remote pilot certification from the FAA and acts as drone operator/pilot for the Fairfield Police Department.

The Fairfield Police Department welcomes Sammy and congratulates DeAngelis on his appointment to the K9 Unit.