2015 News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 2015

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Police K-9’s Graduated New Jersey State Police Canine Training Academy

Sea Girt, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police Canine Training Academy celebrated the graduation of two classes of police dog and handler teams in a ceremony at the New Jersey State Police Academy in Sea Girt on Friday, June 19.  The classes consisted of 24 teams from 16 different agencies with three of the teams completing both schools.  Graduating dogs received their badges after weeks of extensive training programs that prepared them for either patrol duties or tracking assignments.

Patrol Class #15 began September 22, 2015 and concluded on January 30, 2015.  Training covered obedience, agility, tracking of a missing person or suspect, building and field searches, article searches, and criminal apprehension. The head trainer for Patrol Class #15 was Sgt. Bryan Trexler with the NJSP.  Assistant trainers were Sgt. Roger Markert, NJSP, Tpr. I Richard Marchetti, NJSP, and Officer Bruce Myers, N.J. Department of Corrections.  Apprentice trainers are Sgt. Timothy Neville, NJSP, Tpr. I Scott Stickel, NJSP, and Ptlm. Joseph Canuso, Medford Twp. Police Department.

Graduates of NJSP Patrol Class #15

Trooper I Scott Stickel #6762 & K-9 Bumper New Jersey State Police
Trooper I Emilio Gomez #6678 & K-9 Dutch New Jersey State Police
S/O David Lasko & K-9 Edge Monmouth Co. Sheriff’s Office
S/O Michael Mindo & K-9 Tango Monmouth Co. Sheriff’s Office
S/O Sean Smith & K-9 Ninja Camden Co. Sheriff’s Office
Cpl. Matthew Solovay & K-9 Harris Princeton PD
Ptlm. Jose Villanueva & K-9 Thor Trenton City PD
Ptlm. Joseph Canuso & K-9 Rio Medford Twp. PD
Special Agent Ryan Christie & K-9 Ace FBI

Scent Class #30 began March 16, 2015 and concluded, June 19, 2015.  The class was divided between 12 explosive detection teams and six narcotic detection teams.  The narcotic detection teams are trained on six types of narcotics and the explosive detection teams are trained on 14 types of explosives.

The head trainer for the NJSP Scent Class #30 is Lt. Archer Jones with the NJSP.  Assistant trainers are Sgt. Roger Markert, NJSP, Tpr. I Richard Marchetti, NJSP, Officer Donald Mitchell, N.J. Department of Corrections, Ptlm. Joseph Canuso, Medford Twp. Police Department, and Ptlm. Ronald Buchanan, Lawrence Twp. Police Department.  Apprentice trainers are Sgt. Steven Szafran, NJSP, Tpr. I Scott Stickel, NJSP, Tpr. I Clayton Knapp, NJSP, S/O Michael Rauscher, Camden Co. Sheriff’s Office, and Sgt. John Adams, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department.

Graduates of NJSP Scent Class #30

Explosive Detection Teams

Sgt. Steven Szafran #5848 & K-9 Budd New Jersey State Police
Tpr. I Scott Stickel # 6762 & K-9 Bumper New Jersey State Police
Tpr. William Bounds #7088 & K-9 Moos New Jersey State Police
Sgt. John Adams & K-9 Ugo Ocean Co. Sheriff’s Dept.
Ptlm. Joseph Canuso & K-9 Rio Medford Twp. PD
Ptlm. Ronald Buchanan & K-9 Ty Lawrence Twp. PD
PO Robert Farley & K-9 Axel Jersey City PD
PO Christopher Koszyk & K-9 Riggs Jersey City PD
PO Darren Sorrentino & K-9 Bane Jersey City PD
S/O Neil Jantos & K-9 Ragnar Mercer Co. Sheriff’s Office
Det. Dolores Paladino & K-9 Marko Essex Co. Sheriff’s Office
Officer Douglas Stryker & K-9 Ice NJ Department of Corrections

Narcotic Detection Teams

Ptlm. Ronald Buchanan & K-9 Jaxson Lawrence PD
Det. John Drury & K-9 Moose New Brunswick PD
Det. Edward Pawlick & K-9 Finn Hunterdon Co. Pros. Office
S/O David Lasko & K-9 Edge Monmouth Co. Sheriff’s Office
S/O Michael Rauscher & K-9 Recchi Camden Co. Sheriff’s Office
Off. Gerard Scherf & K-9 Recon Lower Makefield Twp. PD
Tpr. William Bounds #7088 & K-9 Moos

Tpr. William Bounds #7088 & K-9 Moos

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