Arcadia K-9 Unit to Speak at Arcadia Community Coordinating Council November Meeting

K-9 Officer Kota will display his skills and training. – Courtesy photo / ACCC

Sergeant Jeremy Lachenmyer, K-9 Officer Kota and Officer Travis Sargent will be the guest presenters at the Arcadia Community Coordinating Council (ACCC) Nov. 4 meeting in Jordan Meeting Hall at Church of the Good Shepherd (400 W. Duarte Road) from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. They will talk about the K-9 program, show a brief video and will execute a demonstration of Officer Kota’s skills as an explosives detection dog.

The Arcadia Police Department K-9 program is supported by the Arcadia Police Foundation (APF), which is funded solely through donations from the community. Since its inception in 2015, the APF has successfully raised funds to bring the K-9 Police Program back to Arcadia with two K-9 officers (K-9 Officer Zoli, whose specialty is drug detection and apprehension and K-9 Officer Kota, trained in explosive detection and apprehension) and handlers.

– Courtesy photo / ACCC

Over the last four years these K9 units have successfully:

• Conducted over 50 searches resulting in 22 surrenders and four apprehensions.
• Recovered almost $500,000 in contraband, money and evidence including 150 pounds of marijuana, 46 pounds of cocaine, 46 pounds of methamphetamine, and 30 pounds of fentanyl.
• Conducted bomb scent searches on approximately 700 vehicles, 44 parade floats, and approximately 20 buildings.

K-9 Officer Zoli was recently retired and the APF is funding the purchase of a new K-9 officer and handler in the coming months.

​The meeting will be held

For reservations contact ACCC President Robin Graney at arcadiacommunitycouncil@gmail.com. RSVP by Oct. 30 to have a lunch included with your $15 reservation. The price of admission increases to $20, to be paid at the door on the day of the meeting.

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