Citizens Police Academy class focuses on K9 and narcotics

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista The Bella Vista Police Department’s K9, Camo, left, is rewarded with a tennis ball after finding a small stash of marijuana that his handler, corporal J.D. Jordan, had hidden in a small cabinet to demonstrate the dog’s drug-sniffing ability during the citizen police academy’s K9 and narcotics session.
Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista The Bella Vista Police Department’s K9, Camo, left, is rewarded with a tennis ball after finding a small stash of marijuana that his handler, corporal J.D. Jordan, had hidden in a small cabinet to demonstrate the dog’s drug-sniffing ability during the citizen police academy’s K9 and narcotics session.

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The Bella Vista Police Department's K9, Camo, left, is rewarded with a tennis ball after finding a small stash of marijuana that his handler, corporal J.D. Jordan, had hidden in a small cabinet to demonstrate the dog's drug-sniffing ability during the citizen police academy's K9 and narcotics session.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista The Bella Vista Police Department's K9, Camo, left, is rewarded with a tennis ball after finding a small stash of marijuana that his handler, corporal J.D. Jordan, had hidden in a small cabinet to demonstrate the dog's drug-sniffing ability during the citizen police academy's K9 and narcotics session.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista The Bella Vista Police Department's K9, Camo, left, is rewarded with a tennis ball after finding a small stash of marijuana that his handler, corporal J.D. Jordan, had hidden in a small cabinet to demonstrate the dog's drug-sniffing ability during the citizen police academy's K9 and narcotics session.

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Corporal J.D. Jordan introduces Camo, the Bella Vista Police Department's K9 officer, to the citizen police academy's students during the course's K9 and narcotics session.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Corporal J.D. Jordan introduces Camo, the Bella Vista Police Department's K9 officer, to the citizen police academy's students during the course's K9 and narcotics session.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Corporal J.D. Jordan introduces Camo, the Bella Vista Police Department's K9 officer, to the citizen police academy's students during the course's K9 and narcotics session.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Corporal J.D. Jordan observes as citizen police academy students examine the Bella Vista Police Department's samples of illicit substances, including methamphetamines and heroin, during the academy's narcotics and K9 session last Tuesday.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Corporal J.D. Jordan observes as citizen police academy students examine the Bella Vista Police Department's samples of illicit substances, including methamphetamines and heroin, during the academy's narcotics and K9 session last Tuesday.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Corporal J.D. Jordan observes as citizen police academy students examine the Bella Vista Police Department's samples of illicit substances, including methamphetamines and heroin, during the academy's narcotics and K9 session last Tuesday.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Corporal J.D. Jordan, left, sends Camo, the Bella Vista Police Department's K9, to demonstrate his attack capability while dispatcher Kelsey Unruh uses a special protective sleeve to pose as the target during the K9 and narcotics portion of the department's citizen police academy.

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Corporal J.D. Jordan, left, sends Camo, the Bella Vista Police Department's K9, to demonstrate his attack capability while dispatcher Kelsey Unruh uses a special protective sleeve to pose as the target during the K9 and narcotics portion of the department's citizen police academy.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Corporal J.D. Jordan, left, sends Camo, the Bella Vista Police Department's K9, to demonstrate his attack capability while dispatcher Kelsey Unruh uses a special protective sleeve to pose as the target during the K9 and narcotics portion of the department's citizen police academy.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Kelsey Unruh, Left, a dispatcher with the Bella Vista Police Department, helps corporal J.D. Jordan demonstrate Camo's attack training during the narcotics and K9 portion of the department's citizen police academy. The dog, Jordan said, has to be able to attack when ordered or when appropriate and immediately pull back on command.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Kelsey Unruh, Left, a dispatcher with the Bella Vista Police Department, helps corporal J.D. Jordan demonstrate Camo's attack training during the narcotics and K9 portion of the department's citizen police academy. The dog, Jordan said, has to be able to attack when ordered or when appropriate and immediately pull back on command.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Kelsey Unruh, Left, a dispatcher with the Bella Vista Police Department, helps corporal J.D. Jordan demonstrate Camo's attack training during the narcotics and K9 portion of the department's citizen police academy. The dog, Jordan said, has to be able to attack when ordered or when appropriate and immediately pull back on command.

General News on 10/19/2016