MONTGOMERY – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Academy graduated K-9 Patrol School Class #30 on Friday. Ten K-9 handlers and their new K-9 partners from four counties successfully completed their long journey to get to this point as patrol certified.
“We choose Officers and K-9s that show good character, high drive, loyalty, discipline, honorable, and trainable and then give them the skills to do the job they have chosen to do,” said Assistant Undersheriff Anthony Weed.
Family, friends, and co-workers turned out to watch the graduation and what the K-9 teams have learned during their training.
The K-9 Patrol School Class #30 includes:
Deputy John VandenDooren & K-9 Steele – Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Brian Lasch & K-9 Rick – Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Kyle R. Hassett & K-9 Howie – Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
Corporal Jeffery D. Clark & K-9 Edge – Delaware County Sheriff’s Office
Officer Joseph A. Ingui & K-9 Thorn- Village of Suffern Police Department
Officer Michael P. McRory & K-9 Ryder – Town of Ramapo Police Department
Officer Ralph W. Leiter & K-9 Cruise – Town of Ulster Police Department
Officer Derek Kerstner & K-9 Fritz – Town of Warwick Police Department
Officer Ricardo Rivera & K-9 Raz – City of Newburgh Police Department
Officer Madison Lindeman & K-9 Bane – Town of Wallkill Police Department
