ATHERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Inter-Department Correspondence
To: Commander Daniel Larsen Date: March 7', 2025
From: ergeant David Metzge
Subject: K9 Audit, 2023
Audit Purpose: The purpose of the audit was to measure the Atherton Police Department Police Service Animal (K9) Unit's compliance with Lexipol Policy 315-Police Service Animals, the K9 unit's compliance With Pack Track training records, recommended minimum training hours per United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) / the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) / the National Police Canine Association (NPCA). This year there will not be a budget compliance portion.
Audit Scope: The audit included a review of Policy 315 and K9 teams' hours trained using the PackTrack database.
Audit Methodology: The methodology for the audit was a review of all previously mentioned data for the 2024 calendar year.
Audit Results: Our K9 teams) have met the industry standard for recommended training hours, and Policy 315. Policy 315 and the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) / the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) / the National Police Canine Association (NPCA) recommend Kg most likely due to other training, vacations, or scheduling conflicts.
Our K9 unit currently consists of two teams, Officer Romero and K9 "Jessie," and Officer Igor Davidovich and "Maverick" who were consistent with inputting training hours into PackTrack. The hourly breakdown of training hours for our K9 team during the year 2024 are as follows (per PackTrack database):
• Romero/"Jessie" - 156 hours
• Davidovich/"Maverick" - 506 hours (Patrol School)
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