Evansville Police K-9 Teams earn top honors at United States Police Canine Association Region 5 Field Trials

Several EPD K-9 Teams took home top honors during last week’s United States Police Canine Association Region 5 Field Trials. The trials consisted of 31 K-9 teams from Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Officer Zach Elfreich and K-9 Axel won the overall “Top Dog” title for the trials.
Officer Nick Henderson and K-9 Qaos were awarded “Top Dog” in Narcotics Detection.

Individual event placement:

Obedience-
Officer Zach Elfreich and Axel 2nd place

Agility-
Officer Jason Thomas and K-9 Abot 1st Place
Officer Jeremy Matthews and K-9 Bohdan 2nd Place
Officer Zach Elfreich and K-9 Axel 3rd Place
Officer Nick Henderson and K-9 Qaos 4th Place
Officer Doug Buetel and K-9 Gero 5th Place

Combined Article and Suspect Search-
Officer Jason Thomas and K-9 Abot 1st Place
Officer Nick Henderson and K-9 Qaos 2nd Place
Officer Zach Elfreich and K-9 Axel 3rd Place

Criminal Apprehension-
Officer Nick Henderson and K-9 Qaos 1st Place
Officer Zach Elfreich and K-9 Axel 2nd Place
Officer Doug Buetel and K-9 Gero 3rd Place
Officer Jason Thomas and K-9 Abot 5th Place

Officer Doug Buetel and K-9 Gero were awarded the Region 5 2014 Top patrol Catch of the year for their work in apprehending a car thief.

Officer Jeff Kingery and K-9 Rexo were awarded the Region 5 2014 Narcotics Find of the year for the work in seizing a large amount of crystal meth.

All of the EPD K-9 Patrol Teams received their certifications and are qualified to attend the National Field Trials later this year.