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Tacko was certified eight times by the North American Police Working Dog Association (NAPWDA) and the National Law Enforcement Canine Organization (NLECO). During his distinguished police career with the OCPD, Tacko had over 1500 deployments, which include building and vehicle searches, searches for suspects as well as open field searches for evidence resulting in the detection and recovery of illegal contraband and the arrests of hundreds of suspects. In addition, Tacko has assisted other Maryland law enforcement agencies, the US Air Force and US Customs Service with drug interdiction and detection.
In a press release announcing Tacko’s retirement, Pfc. Flower said, “I really believe he put a smile on everyone’s face that he encountered. Tacko attended numerous shift roll-calls and greeted every officer he could.”.
The Ocean City Fraternal Order of Police and the Ocean City Police Department recently presented Pfc. Flower with a commemorative urn and recognized Tacko’s accomplishments at the 2013 Neighborhood Watch Officer of the Year Banquet on January 7, 2014. “He worked so hard for so many officers,” Flower continued. “He was the best partner an officer could ever hope to have and he will be truly missed.”
7 comments:
RIP, Brother You done good.
RIP! But he was a dog
You've done your work we can't Thank You enough for here best friend...Rest in Peace!!
LE really needs to stop getting these imported dogs. The Czech Republic is known for it's puppy mills! It isn't a coincidence that these K9's have a short life span! The first and fore most prudent thing to do when purchasing ANY dog is too see the parents! I am not against purchasing a pure breed dog to use for a specific purpose, but for heaven's sake use some common sense when doing it!
11:59, to officers assisted, sometimes even saved, by these trained canines, they ARE "brothers."
It is amazing to see the heart, courage and diligence these animals give to their jobs.
11:59 AM comment;
You do not know enough about good dogs; mine even PRAY WITH ME...
Thanks for the service love and commitment. What a wonderful dog we as a family had a wonderful German Sheppard for 11 years, she too loved and guarded our house and the neighborhood. Neighbors stated when she barked they listened and watched as it was rare.
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