Press Releases

05/15/01
15th Annual K-9 Competition

The Fifteenth Annual Redondo Beach Police K-9 Competition was held on Friday and Saturday, May 11th and 12th, at three venues: the Redondo Beach Harbor, Frank Scotto Towing and the Redondo Union High School Sea Hawk Bowl. Officers and their canine partners from twenty-one agencies competed for honors in several categories.  The contestants included law enforcement canine teams from Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern and Tulare Counties, a team from Pantego, Texas, as well as teams from the United States Marine Corps. The Friday narcotics event tested the search capabilities of twenty-five narcotic dogs. Los Angeles Police Canine “Archie”, handled by Officer Sergio Aloma, won first place in the narcotics competition.

The competition for patrol dogs began with a search at the storage yard of Frank Scotto Tow on Friday evening.  It concluded on Saturday with four events at Redondo Union High School Sea Hawk Bowl: a Box Search that tested the skill of the dogs to find a person hiding in boxes, obedience, agility and manwork. Thirty-five dogs competed for the honor of “Top Dog”.  Deputy Jay Brock from Tulare County Sheriff Department and his partner canine “Jacko” won top honors as the overall champion.

Chief Mel Nichols expressed appreciation for the public support of the competition and for fund raising efforts to replace one dog recently retired from the Redondo Beach Police  Department.

For further inquires contact Officer Ken Greenleaf, Redondo Beach Police Department K-9 Team, 310-379-2477 mailbox 1096.