Kaiser the K9 Deployed 51 Times, Helped in 10 Arrests, in 2014

Photo Credit: Marlborough PD K9 Unit

A canine officer’s work is never done.

The German Shepherd Kaiser, Marlborough police’s K9 on the force for one year, was touted on the department’s Facebook page twice within the past two days for the important work he accomplished.

Kaiser, according to police, closed out 2014 with a big success story. On Dec. 30 around 7 p.m., Kaiser found a runaway juvenile who was considered a “child at risk.” With temperatures in the 20s, Kaiser quickly tracked this juvenile within minutes and the child was brought to the hospital.

And he started off the new year tracking four would-be thieves.

On Jan. 1, around 10:30 p.m., Kaiser and Officer McKenzie checked buildings in the LaCombe Business Park, and McKenzie saw a man run from the Mabardy Concrete Company. According to police, he ran from the company vehicles, across the lot and into the woods. McKenzie called for backup, and the area was locked down. Kaiser, too, was deployed and tracked the lot and woods, locating four males hiding in the woods. The four were questioned and released, and could not be linked to a break-in.

Here are some facts Marlborough police posted about Kaiser’s first year of service:

• Deployed - 51 times
• ‘Tracked 19 times-totaling 6.86 miles with 17 successful tracks.
• Tracks consisted of fleeing suspects, lost, missing or suicidal persons, armed robbery suspects, domestic suspects and burglaries to name a few.
• Training tracks - totaling well over 55 miles.
• K9 related Arrests -10
• Apprehensions w/ No Force -10
• Narcotic certified fall 2014 Narcotic Searches - 3

“K9 Kaiser wishes everyone a Happy New Year and looking forward to 2015!”