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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A four-legged friend is proving herself as a key special investigator for the state. Her specialty: sniffing out electronic devices.
The former LRPD K-9 Lucy was promoted a few months ago by Attorney General Tim Griffin to work in the Special Investigations Division with her handler, Special Agent Amber Kalmer.
Griffin said so far, Lucy has been an asset, especially with her specialty that is nearly unheard of. Approximately 100 dogs across the globe have received the training that Lucy has to track down electronic devices and detect chemical compounds found in data storage devices.
Kalmer staged an exercise Thursday to show Lucy’s training. During the exercise, Lucy located several devices in downtown Little Rock, as Kalmer walked us through the dog’s cues and line-of-thinking.
“I am tough on her, so if she huffs and alerts, I want to know specifically where that is at, and I want her to hit hard,” Kalmer told our crews during the exercise. “You have got to find those small clues telling you, ‘Hey, this is where it is at?’”
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