K9 units
Law enforcement canines
K9 units are police or military teams pairing a trained dog with a human handler.
The dogs detect drugs, explosives, or missing persons, or pursue and subdue suspects.
K9 is a phonetic spelling of canine: The K9 unit tracked the suspect through the woods.
Sometimes written K-9.
- handlerOne who manages something
- police dogsLaw enforcement canines
- Belgian MalinoisBelgian herding breed
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- drug bustLaw enforcement contraband seizure
bomb squad · obedience training · patrol · crowd control · search and rescue · working dogs · certification processes · cadaver dogs · nose work · vest · German shepherd · border security · crime scene investigation · detection dogs · alert · sniffing · scent · command
- military dogswar dogs, K-9, K9, patrol dogs, guard dogs
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- rescuerescue, rescue team, search and rescue, rescue dog, save
- counterterrorismDelta Force, raid, Navy SEALs, SAS, intelligence gathering
detection technology
K9 unitsmetal detectors
Devices locating concealed objects
surveillance drones · thermal imaging · infrared detection · CT scanners · body scanners