Grand Prairie Reporter: Police K-9 takes top honors in competition

Grand Prairie police officer Albert Martinez and his canine partner Rocco, took top honors in the tracking event at the United States Police Canine Association Field Trails held March 15-19 in Cedar Hill.

For the first time, all four Grand Prairie K-9 units participated in the trials that grade K-9 teams on narcotics/bomb searches in vehicles and buildings, tracking, obedience, suspect search, article search, agility, and criminal apprehension.

Grand Prairie's K-9 units placed in 10 different categories:

Albert Martinez and Rocco	1st Place – Tracking 3rd Place – Criminal Apprehension 3rd Place – Agility 2nd Place – Team Event 3rd Place – Overall in Top Dog
Lance Monte and Gauge	2nd Place – Building Searches/Narcotics
Jeff Askin and Sarah	3rd Place – Vehicle Searches/Narcotics
Jon Granberry and Aico	3rd Place – Obedience Work 3rd Place – Article Searches 2nd Place – Team Event

The USPCA field trials are an annual event that draws 20-40 police canine teams from across North Texas.

Source: City of Grand Prairie

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Police K-9 takes top honors in competition