Village of Spencer Police Department

05/09/2024

02/16/2024

Yesterday Chief Montiero was notified of a dog that had fallen thru the ice in a neighbors pond. The Chief was able to locate and rescue the dog which was reported to have been in the freezing water for as long as 5 hours. The dog is now receiving medical attention in efforts to raise his body temp.

01/22/2024

The Southern Tier Police Canine Association will be holding their annual Advanced Handlers training seminar June 10th - 14th 2024 in Owego New York.
Details and registration information can be located on the Association website:

southerntierpolicek-9.com

07/20/2022

The Spencer Police Department is attempting to identify the pictured individual in regard to several reported break-ins and suspicious incidents in the past several days. Anyone with information is asked to contact the office at 607-589-6733 or email at police@ villageofsoencer.com

07/14/2022

The Village of Spencer Police Department is attempting to identify this individual in regard to an on-going investigation. Any information will remain confidential.

05/05/2022

Come join us next Wednesday to honor the fallen K9 officers from 2019, 2020, and 2021. The event will be held at 1 P.M. at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund seal located at 450 F Street NW in Washington DC.

04/26/2022

On Saturday April 30, 2022 from 10AM till 2PM the Village of Spencer Police Department will again be participating in the National Drug Take Back Day.
We will be set up in front of the fire department on Main Street for curbside drop offs.
This is drug drop off event, please no medical supplies or equipment and NO NEEDLES OR SHARP OBJECTS.

01/30/2022

The Eastern Police Canine Association assists in the training and certfication of police canine teams. The EPCA is dedicated to producing the best K-9 teams.

01/30/2022

The Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated
www.southerntierpolicek9.com
Will be sponsoring an Advanced Handlers and Problem Solving Seminar hosted by the Owego New York Police Department.
The seminar will be held at Owego, New York
June 13th –17th 2022

This is a working K-9 Team Seminar during with Nationally and Internationally
known trainers who will be providing training in the following deployment profiles.

Staff Sergeant Scott Barber (retired) Royal Canadian Mounted Police will lead the tracking training which will focus on Problem Solving, Development, Urban & Rural Environments and present his Training An Effective Tracking Police K9 Using Royal Canadian Mount Police Methodology

Staff Sergeant Gary Creed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Senior Trainer and acting Officer in Charge of RCMP Training Centre will assist in tracking and scent detection and will present his Fentanyl detection program that he developed

Police Officer Vanja Mikelic Town of Poughkeepsie (NY) Police Vanja will work with teams on problem solving for any deployment profile, and with any team seeking certification testing with the Eastern Police Canine Association.

Sergeant Tony Patricola (retired) Tony will work with teams on problem solving for any deployment profile, and with any team seeking certification testing with the Eastern Police Canine Association.

Captain Duane Shaffer (retired) is now a Canine Trainer for the TSA based out of Miami FL and will lead the Scent Detection: Narcotics/Explosives training.

Rik Wolterbeek formerly certified regional and national KNPV decoy for over 15 years in Holland and over 40 years training K9’s for patrol, tracking, scent detection and obedience, Rik is an expert with Dutch Shepherds and Malinois and will focus on protection, patrol, decoy training and problem solving

Refer to the Instructors Section www.southernertierpolicek9.com for our trainer’s resumes.
CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY ADDITIONAL TRAINERS TO BE ADDED

K-9 Team Seminar Cost $200.00
Lunch Provided Daily

www.southerntierpolicek9.com
www.theepca.com

New York State Testing/Certification Available
Eastern Police Canine Association Testing/Certification Available

Meeting Location: 161 McMasters Street, Owego, New York (Owego Fire Training Site)
Contact telephone number (607) 343-1487

Questions or concerns contact:
SEMINAR COORDINATOR:
Larry Vanek:
(607) 343-1487
Email: [email protected]


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The Eastern Police Canine Association assists in the training and certfication of police canine teams. The EPCA is dedicated to producing the best K-9 teams.

01/21/2022

Help support the Southern Tier Police Canine Association on 02/08/22. This Outback is located in Horseheads NY.