police dogs

Appeal for dog to be returned after burglary

A dog stolen from a shed in Uglow Close, Camborne, at the weekend is still missing and officers are appealing for her to be returned.

On Sunday 27 April the owner came home at 11.45pm to find the window to the shed had been smashed and two Staffordshire Bull Terriers had been taken.

One of the dogs has been located but the other, called Daisy, is still missing.

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Veteran police dogs retire from force

Two police dogs with more than 18 years service between them will retire from the Force next month.

German shepherd ‘Asbo’ and sprocker spaniel ‘Springo’ (pictured) have both enjoyed long careers under the watchful eye of police dog handler, PC Ian Tolchard, based at Camborne.

Asbo, a nine-year-old general purpose police dog, joined the Force in 2005 and has been highly...

Devon and Cornwall Police crowns its champion dog and handler

Devon and Cornwall Police has crowned its champion dog and handler at its annual trials.

PC Lee Adamson and dog Vinni from Barnstaple came out winners after a series of tests and trials held across the Force area.

Trials are used to assess the ability and standards of the Force’s general purpose police dogs and Vinni was victorious ahead of PC Tim Goodwin and Buzz from...

Police puppies meet their new walkers

The first litter of puppies bred in-house by Devon and Cornwall Police will meet their new puppy walkers on Thursday 25 July.

A puppy walker takes a puppy to live with them for 12 to 18 months for socialising and early training, in preparation for the puppy entering its police training.

Each puppy has undertaken a short series of tests to find out if they were suitable for...