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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.

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

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.

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

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