Montville K-9 Among Police Graduating Class

Information via State Police

MONTVILLE, CT — Ten canine teams made up the 227th Narcotics K-9 Class,

which graduated on May 13, 2022, during a ceremony at the Connecticut State Police K-9 Unit.

These K-9s were specially trained to detect and alert their handlers to the presence of narcotics
and will begin assisting police in combating the narcotic and opiate crisis in Connecticut communities.

The graduating Narcotic Detection K9 Teams are capable of searching for and locating illicit narcotics concealed upon or within buildings, passenger and commercial motor vehicles, mass transit vehicles, luggage, parcels, lockers, open areas, and persons.

These specialized narcotics canine teams spent six weeks being trained by CSP K-9 instructors.
The following teams graduated on May 13, 2022:

• Det. Joseph Miller K9 General CT State Police Narcotics Unit
• TFC David Misenti K9 Una CT State Police Troop H
• Officer Zachary Kashmanian K9 Hawk Hartford Police Dept.
• Officer Eric Williams K9 Skye Old Saybrook Police Dept.
• Officer Vincent Lariccia K9 Jets Bridgeport Police Dept.
• Officer Susan Flannery K9 Durango Meriden Police Dept.
• Correction Officer John Bennett K9 Oakley Department of Correction
• Officer Gary Bourgoin K9 Gigi UConn Police Dept.
• Officer Brandon Butler K9 Hanny West Haven Police Dept.
• Officer Stephen Fazzino K9 Gage Montville Police Dept.