Officers Kay And Carbone On The Southington Beat

SOUTHINGTON, CT — "Kay and Carbone" may sound like an action-packed, 1980s police crime drama.

But in the Town of Southington, its just the new canine team stepping up to both chase the bad guys and provide a little canine comfort to the community.

The Southington Police Department announced this week officer David Carbone and his police dog partner, "Kay," graduated from their K-9 police academy class on Monday.

As a result, Carbone and Kay are now a "certified K-9 unit" receiving dual certification in patrol and narcotics from the North American Police Work Dog Association and the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association.

Kay joins the other Southington police dog, "Tank," whose handler is officer Neal Ayotte.

According to the Southington Police Department's K-9 Unit website, the police dogs' duties include: apprehending suspects; protecting the handler and fellow officers; tracking missing persons; detecting narcotics; searching areas and buildings; and recovering evidence.

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For the Southington Police Department K-9 Unit page, click on this link.