Cumberland County Sheriff's Department Canine Division

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department's K-9 Unit provides teams of highly trained dogs and Sheriff's Officer handlers for the purpose of protecting citizens and enhancing the safety of fellow law enforcement officers. Detecting illegal narcotics and explosives, locating missing persons, and searching for hiding and/or wanted offenders serves to define the Unit's primary function. In addition, the Sheriff's K-9 Unit aspires to relate in a positive manner with the general public, maintain a professional image, and to constantly strive to increase the efficiency and productivity of the Unit through continuing training. The K-9 Unit is capable of responding to situations that necessitate specialized skills such as search, crowd control and offender apprehension duties.

Sergeant Rex Moore with Angel and Misty

Sergeant Moore is a twelve year member of the Sheriff's Department and has been an Explosive Detection K-9 Handler with the department for six years. His prior experience as a United States Air Force Explosive and Patrol Dog Handler played a crucial role in his appointment, by Sheriff Barruzza, as the supervisor of the department's K-9 Unit. K-9 ANGEL K-9 Angel is a eight year old, sixty five pound, Yellow Labrador. Her law enforcement career began in October 2000 when she entered the New Jersey State Police K-9 Scent Training Course with Sergeant Moore; she was subsequently certified as an Explosive Detection Dog in December of the same year, after completing the four hundred hour course. During the course, Angel learned to detect fourteen different types of explosive odors. Currently, Angel is on call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week for any explosive detection request received by the Sheriff's Department. K-9 MISTY K-9 Misty is a three year old, fifty nine pound, German Shepherd. She was donated to the Sheriff's Department by the New Jersey State Department of Corrections Canine Unit. Misty's law enforcement career began in May 2004 when she entered the New Jersey State Police Detect and Render Safe Task Force Scent Training Course with Sergeant Moore; she was subsequently certified as an Explosive Detection Dog in July of the same year, after completing the four hundred and eighty hour course. Misty and Sergeant Moore are assigned to the state's Detect and Render Safe Task Force within the Office of Counter-Terrorism. Angel, Misty and Sgt. Moore would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to the people and organizations that have supported them over the years; without your support, our goals would never be realized. Thanks!

Officer John Butschky and Cooper

Sheriff's Officer John Butschky and his partner "Cooper" completed an intense twenty-week patrol/narcotic training course conducted by the New Jersey State Police K-9 Training Academy located in West Trenton, New Jersey. During the twenty-week course, Butschky and Cooper received extensive training in obedience, criminal apprehension, agility, narcotic detection, physical conditioning, and scent work which includes tracking, building searches, open-area searches, and article searches. Cooper, a four year old male German Shepherd weighing eighty pounds, was purchased by the department utilizing drug forfeiture money. Although intimidating at first glance, Cooper is a sociable and obedient canine, and he is always ready and willing to serve and protect others in his role as a police service canine. Butschky, a four year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, is assigned to the department's Field Operations Unit. Along with his duties as a canine handler. The team provides canine services to the various police agencies located in Cumberland County as well as other agencies that may request the assistance of the department's canine resources. Butschky and Cooper and the department's other K-9 teams continue to provide a safe environment for the citizens that they have sworn to protect.

Max Leuchter School continues to support the Sheriff's Canine Unit. Members of the Max Leuchter School's Safety Patrol present a check for $400.00 to Sheriff Barruzza, Sgt. Moore and Angel This is the fifth year in a row that the students have donated to the unit.

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Special Thanks to Doctor William McAlonan

Doctor William G. McAlonan, V.M.D., of the Wilwynn Animal Hospital, 469 Greenwich Road, in Bridgeton, has graciously agreed to provide veterinary care to the animals that make up the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department's Canine Unit. The doctor's unselfish assistance is greatly appreciated by the staff of the Sheriff's Department.

The Vineland Breakfast Rotary Club has generously supported the Cumberland County Sheriff's Canine Unit, since it's inception. Members of the club are pictured with Sgt. Rex Moore and his canine partner, Angel.

Our Canine Unit at the Millville Air Show Click on the Thumbnail

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THANK YOU The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department's Canine Unit thanks the donors listed below. Without their generosity, the unit would not exist.

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