Featured Department: Onslow County Sheriff's Department

ISSUE 53 DEC/JAN 2019

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INSIDE:

Featured Unit: Onslow County Sheriff’s Department E-Collars: Dispelling the Myths

Training: Important Points on Clicker Training

FEATURED DEPARTMENT:

ONSLOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S K-9 UNIT

PHOTO CREDIT:

Katherine’s Kreations L.L.C. 4 0 • K- 9 C O P M A G A Z I N E KatherineKreations.net

MISSION: The men and women of the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office will strive, at all times, to provide for the peace and security of all residents and visitors to Onslow County.

Onslow County is located in the southeastern coastal plain of North Carolina with Jacksonville as its county seat. The county was formed in 1734 as Onslow Precinct and gained county status in 1739. The county was largely rural up until World War II, when the US Army’s Camp Davis (now

closed) and the US Marine Corps’ Camp Lejeune were established, increasing county population and business growth. Onslow County covers 906 square miles of land and water and is home to more than 185,000 people.

Onslow County Sheriff’s Office has had 13 sheriffs in office since

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K-9 UNIT HISTORY The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office began their first K-9 Unit in 1990 under former Sheriff, Ed Brown. The first, and only, handler for the unit’s first 10 years was Captain Tom Rafferty, who handled the Unit’s first K-9, Mirda, a Belgian Malinois. A second K-9 was donated in early 2000, a Belgian Malinois named Rhino, who was handled by Deputy Roy Hall.

The Unit’s first Bloodhound, Shellie, was donated by the ALIE Foundation in 2004, and was handled

by Deputy Jimbo Branson, Deputy Ashley Bishop and Deputy Josh Bixby.

Deputy Bixby remained in the K-9 Unit, also working with a bloodhound named Timber until Timber’s

SHERIFFS

1900, with current Sheriff, Hans Miller, being elected in 2014. We fairly and impartially enforce the Constitutional laws of the United States, the State of North Carolina General Statutes and the ordinances of Onslow County. We treat all people with respect without regard to race, sex, creed or religion.

185,000 RESIDENTS

retirement in 2015. Deputy Bixby is no longer a handler, but continues to share his knowledge and passion as the Unit’s bloodhound trainer.

K-9 UNIT TRAINING One of the most important jobs in K-9 training is the decoy. Deputy Carlos Phillips and Deputy Terry Johnson make K-9 trainings on days when a decoy is needed and go all out making every scenario into a reality of what could happen on the streets.

All handlers appreciate the human chew toy!

The Onslow County K-9 Unit hosts multi-agency trainings every other week with surrounding

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FEATURED DEPARTMENT: ONSLOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S K-9 UNIT agencies for networking, problem solving and to train green dogs. The Sheriff’s Office provides training areas for tracking on grass, asphalt, gravel, sand, woods and open land; buildings for narcotic detection and building searches; vehicles for narcotic detection and apprehension;

and open areas for searches. The Onslow County K-9 Unit is assigned to the patrol division with two patrol K-9s assigned to the Crime Reduction Team. All K-9 handlers take calls for service, assist other agencies where a K-9 would be needed, provide K-9 demonstrations and much more.

The Sheriff’s Office provides training areas for tracking on grass, asphalt, gravel, sand, woods and open land; buildings for narcotic detection and building searches; vehicles for narcotic detection and apprehension; and open areas for searches.

THE ONSLOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS EMPLOYED MANY K-9S OVER ITS 28 YEARS OF OPERATION SINCE ITS FIRST K-9S AND BLOODHOUNDS:

K-9 RUDY

K-9 MAX

• Handled by Captain Rafferty • Belgian Malinois • Narcotics & Patrol

• Handled by Captain Rafferty • Dutch Shepherd • Narcotics & Patrol

K-9 ROBBY

K-9 MARCO

• Handled by Deputy Anthony Horned & Lt. Larry Johnson • Belgian Malinois

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• Handled by Captain Jerry Morse, Deputy Chris Malidor & Deputy Scott Crossman • Belgian Malinois

K-9 SAMPSON • Handled by Captain Rafferty • Black Labrador • Narcotics & Tracking

K-9 YADI • Handled by Sgt. Dawn Jauernik • Narcotics & Patrol

K-9 GENTO • Handled by Lt. Johnson • German Shepherd

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Running with the Law is hosted by the Jacksonville Police Department and the proceeds go to Special Olympics.

2018 was the Onslow County K-9 Unit’s second year participating.

National Night Out is hosted by the Jacksonville Police Department and is an event for the community to get together and get school supplies and see several types of demonstrations, one of them being a K-9 demo. 2018 was the first year that Jacksonville PD hosted several K-9 Units such as Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, North Topsail Beach Police Department and Camp Lejeune’s military dogs.

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FEATURED DEPARTMENT: ONSLOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S K-9 UNIT In 2012, Sheriff Miller hired the Unit’s first female handler, Dawn Jauernik, who has since been promoted to K-9 Unit Supervisor and Head Trainer. The Unit currently has six teams: PHOTO CREDIT: Katherine’s Kreations L.L.C. - KatherineKreations.net

SGT. DAWN JAUERNIK & K-9 BONITO • 4 YEARS OLD • BELGIAN MALINOIS

• NETHERLANDS • VENTOSA KENNELS

• OBEDIENCE, NARCOTICS DETECTION, TRACKING, EVIDENCE SEARCH, APPREHENSION & OFFICER PROTECTION

Sgt. Dawn Jauernik has been in the K-9 Unit since 2012 and Supervisor and Head Trainer since 2015.

In the two years that Bonito has been working with the Unit, he has located a total of 35 lbs. of marijuana, over 10 lbs. of crystal methamphetamine, over 1,300 bindles of heroin and more than 100 g of cocaine. Bonito also has one apprehension of a murder suspect.

He has lots of toys and will play with anything, but when he gets to jump in the trunk and take his own pick, he always grabs his favorite toy: the KONG ball. Bonito loves going to the park and to PetSmart when he’s off duty and has an awesome personality that everyone loves…except for the decoys! k9_bonito

FACT: K-9 BONITO HAS ONE APPREHENSION OF A MURDER SUSPECT.

DEPUTY CASEY CINTRON & K- 9 BLEK Deputy Casey Cintron has been with the Sheriff’s Office for six years and has been a K-9 handler for three of those years. His main duties on patrol are taking calls for service with his K-9, Blek.

Blek has numerous successful tracks where robbery suspects or subjects with warrants were apprehended with the majority of calls being tracks. Blek also has numerous narcotic finds. Deputy Cintron says, “The past three years working and bonding with Blek have been the best of my career.

I feel we are a strong team and can overcome any obstacle that is placed in our way.

I am truly blessed and thankful for the opportunity to work with an amazing canine.”

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• 4 YEARS OLD • GERMAN SHEPHERD • VENTOSA KENNELS • OBEDIENCE, NARCOTICS DETECTION, TRACKING, EVIDENCE SEARCH, APPREHENSION & OFFICER PROTECTION

DEPUTY MATTHEW WEBER & K-9 CARMA • 6 YEARS OLD • BELGIAN MALINOIS • OBEDIENCE, NARCOTICS DETECTION, TRACKING, EVIDENCE SEARCH, APPREHENSION & OFFICER

Deputy Matthew Weber joined the K-9 Unit in the summer of 2016 and handles K-9 Carma. Carma has several narcotic finds, including over 1.5 pounds of marijuana, 150 grams of cocaine, several grams of heroin and several grams of methamphetamine.

Carma’s favorite toy is a ball on a rope and her favorite off duty activity is getting belly rubs at home.

PROTECTION

DEPUTY CHRIS FISHER & K-9 JAKE SHERLOCK HOLMES • 4 YEARS OLD • BLOODHOUND

Jake is a 4-year old Bloodhound who was donated to the Sheriff’s Office by the ALIE Foundation in 2014 and is handled

by Deputy Chris Fisher. Jake is trained to trail people who are lost or hiding.

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FEATURED DEPARTMENT: ONSLOW COUNTY SHERIFF’S K-9 UNIT

DEPUTY JONATHAN HUFFMAN & K-9 ELLIE MAE • 2 YEARS OLD • BLOODHOUND

Ellie Mae is a 2-year old Bloodhound, also donated to the Sheriff’s Office by the ALIE Foundation, and has been working with Deputy Jonathan Huffman since October 2015.

Ellie Mae is trained to trail people who are lost or hiding and has had several successful tracks. One of her most memorable finds was trailing and finding two young boys who were lost in the woods.

Another successful find for Ellie Mae was an elderly lady who had fallen in the woods.

PHOTO CREDIT: Katherine’s Kreations L.L.C. - KatherineKreations.net

DEPUTY NYTASHA BRYSON & K-9 SADIE • 3 YEARS OLD • BELGIAN MALINOIS • OBEDIENCE, NARCOTICS DETECTION, TRACKING, EVIDENCE SEARCH, APPREHENSION & OFFICER PROTECTION

Deputy Nytasha Bryson and K-9 Sadie make up the K-9 Unit’s newest team, both joining in July of 2018. Sadie is a 3-year old Belgian Malinois who was donated to the Sheriff’s Office and is trained in obedience, narcotics detection, tracking, evidence search, apprehension and officer protection.

Sadie’s favorite toys are tennis balls and she will chase them for as long as your shoulder will allow you to throw them. Deputy Bryson is certified as a Paramedic and previously functioned as a SWAT Medic. While working with the teams, she developed a love for law enforcement and became a sworn officer in 2012.

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