South Bloomfield Police K9
 South Bloomfield Police Division implemented a K9 unit in November of 2005. Chief McCoy supports any and all tools necessary to impair and apprehend the drug couriers traveling through South Bloomfield. Officer Turner, who has been a police officer and K9 handler since 1997, owns a Police K9 Training Center. Officer Turner donated a K9, as well as the vehicle and all necessary equipment to implement the unit.
K9 Gunner is a Belgian Malinois. He is certified as a dual purpose (patrol/Narc) K9. His patrol duties consist of tracking, area search, building search, handler protection and obedience. In narcotics, he is certified to detect marijuana, cocaine, crack, heroin and meth. He is passive response detection. This means instead of scratching at the source of drug odor, he simply sits and stares at the source of odor, until he is rewarded.  This reduces the possibility of damage to vehicles and buildings which contain the odor of narcotics.
The team is required to maintain a state certification. They also choose to maintain a national certification in patrol and narcotics as well.
The K9 Unit is operated at no cost to the village. All purchases are funded by donations or seized assets.
 The K9 Unit is available for demonstrations and public events. To request more information about the K9 Unit, drug information, or to schedule a demo, please contact K9 Ofc. Turner or Ofc. Dauberman at the South Bloomfield Police Dept.
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