North Bellmore Students Meet K-9 Unit, Try Gear During Eye-Opening Police Visit

Officers and K-9 partners visited Saw Mill Road Elementary School.

By Melanie Gulbas, Patch Staff

May 14, 2026 4:39 pm EDT | Updated May 14, 2026 4:41 pm EDT

Students watched as a New York State Police dog prepared to chase down a “bad guy” – a trooper in a dog bite training suit. (Photos courtesy of the North Bellmore School District)

NORTH BELLMORE, NY — North Bellmore fifth graders watched in awe as a police dog took down a New York State trooper, who was wearing a dog training bite suit, within seconds.

About 12 police officers visited Saw Mill Road Elementary School on Tuesday with a few canine companions to share about the canine unit during National Police Week.

More than 100 students tried on police equipment, sat in a patrol car, and learned about the canine unit.

The demonstration was organized by a parent who is in the NYS Police Department.

New York State Police officers visited fifth graders at Saw Mill Road Elementary School on May 12 for a variety of demonstrations. (Photos courtesy of the North Bellmore School District)

Students were excited for the giveaways, which included police dog trading cards. (Photos courtesy of the North Bellmore School District)

Fifth grader Jonas Augeri, whose father is a trooper and was one of the presenters, got to check out the front seat of a police cruiser. (Photos courtesy of the North Bellmore School District)

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