Manchester K9 Lynk Completes Narcotics Detection Training

Manchester Township, NJ -- Manchester Township's drug investigation unit has another partner to help sniff out drugs, after K9 Lynk completed his narcotics detection training last week.

K9 Lynk and his handler, Patrolman Steven Wendruff, were one of four teams that graduated from the New Jersey State Police's intensive Narcotics Detection training course as part of Scent Class 31, which began March 14. They were presented with a certificate during the graduation ceremony at the New Jersey State Police Forensic Technology Center in Hamilton.

Police K9s were trained in the detection of six types of controlled dangerous substances, including marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and Ecstasy.

“Today is a proud day for Patrolman Wendruff and K-9 Lynk, as well as the Manchester Township Police Department," Police Chief Lisa Parker said. "Their dedication to completing this valuable narcotics detection training will benefit the residents of Manchester Township as we work to get drugs off of our streets."

"I’m proud of our K9 Unit and all that they’ve accomplished since its re-establishment in 2014.”

The other team in Manchester’s K9 Unit is Patrolman Marc Micciulla and his K9 partner Storm. This K9 team successfully completed patrol training in June 2015 and completed scent detection training in January 2016. K9s Storm and Lynk are dual-purpose dogs, meaning they are trained in the areas of police patrol operations, such as tracking and locating missing persons, suspects and evidence, as well as in narcotics detection.

Both Storm and Lynk were purchased at no cost to Manchester Township taxpayers, using money from Manchester’s Law Enforcement Trust Account, which is comprised of revenue generated from seized and forfeited assets.

Any residents interested in assisting our K9 Unit may do so through a donation to the Manchester Township Police Foundation by clicking the “Police Foundation” tab on our website, www.ManchesterPoliceNJ.com.