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Day: May 26, 2021
RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Sheriff’s highly decorated bloodhound dies
Riverside County sheriff’s bloodhound Maggie Mae with Deputy Coby Webb. Maggie Mae, the department’s first bloodhound, died Wednesday of old age. An award-winning bloodhound that worked on some of the most notable cases in Southern California, and whose tracking abilities were recounted in magazines and television, has died. Maggie Mae, the first bloodhound hired by …
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A Woman and Her Bloodhounds Are on the Trail
Dr. Coby Webb has been training bloodhounds since 1999. (Courtesy of John Brice Photography) Dr. Coby Webb has been a law enforcement officer in Southern California since 1993. In 1999, she started training bloodhounds at her agency, and in 2003, she became an instructor. For Webb, her bloodhounds make all the difference when looking for the missing, …
This household item could double a bloodhound’s chance of finding missing persons alive
It’s the worst nightmare type of scenario — your child goes missing, or an elderly parent disappears. While nothing can diminish that initial panic, police officers now have a new method that could help find missing persons faster, using simple gauze pads and a bloodhound. A bloodhound’s nose is simply amazing. A few sniffs of …
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Just doing their job, these bloodhounds have no idea they’re saving lives and catching killers
Two bloodhounds help Riverside County Sheriff with some of its toughest cases. Windy and Copper, two dogs from Riverside County Sheriff’s bloodhound unit, train to track scents in Idyllwild. Zoe Meyers/The Desert Sun On a foggy September morning in Idyllwild, Copper the bloodhound presses his nose into a black baseball cap and inhales deeply. He finds …
DCSO’s bloodhound K-9, Copper, and deputy partner earn national certification
Picture Description: Deschutes County Sheriff’s OfficeDeschutes County Sheriff’s Deputy Donny Patterson and his partner, bloodhound K-9 Copper, have earned a national certification BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Copper, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s tracking bloodhound K-9, and his partner, Deputy Donny Patterson, just went through some challenging training and have earned a special national certification. Here …
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