In Loving Memory of
K-9 LASER
November 16, 1991 - December 1996
 

K-9 Laser was born on November 16, 1991 and was West Hartford's first K-9 starting service in 1992. He was imported from Czechoslovakia and was trained with Officer Andy Niederdorfer as his handler at the Suffolk County Police Department in New York. K-9 Laser went on to receive cross training in Narcotic Detection with a trainer from the New London Police Department and was certified through the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association and NAPWDA. During his three year career he performed over 100 tracks, 82 building searches, 25 evidence searches and made approximately 30 criminal apprehensions. He was narcotics certified for one year and performed 59 searches in that time with 37 finds. Being West Hartford's first K-9, a strong effort was made to introduce him to the community.
Laser visited numerous schools, civic and youth groups totaling some 180 public demo's in that three year span. The department had 10,000 baseball cards made (10 different cards each with Laser on them). All 10,000 were handed out at demos and by officers from the PD while working the streets within one year. He was also featured two years in a row in the Town's community calendar. During his three years on the force he had received over 275 letters of appreciation and commendation from other Police agencies, civic groups and citizens.
One year on his birthday the department received 10 birthday cards in the mail for him. He won Awards for Criminal Apprehension and Narcotic Detection for actual cases worked on from the New Haven German Shepherd Club and was a runner up in the Daniel
Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1994. Officer Niederdorfer served as President of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association from 1995 - 1996. Laser was forced to retire early due to health problems but served the West Hartford Police Department for three years. In that time he made numerous criminal apprehensions and narcotic finds for the West Hartford Police Department as well as several neighboring Towns and Cities. Upon his retirement local businessmen and the local newspaper combined to throw a retirement party for Laser where all school children and residents could come out and wish him well. K-9 teams from around the state came out for the retirement to give a demo to the crowd and film was donated so the children could have photos taken with Laser. Laser went into retirement on December 31, 1995 and had to be put down a year after retirement in December of 1996. He has been and always
will be missedK-9 Laser was born on November 16, 1991 and was West Hartford's first K-9 starting service in 1992. He was imported from Czechoslovakia and was trained with Officer Andy Niederdorfer as his handler at the Suffolk County Police Department in New York. K-9 Laser went on to receive cross training in Narcotic Detection with a trainer from the New London Police Department and was certified through the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association and NAPWDA. During his three year career he performed over 100 tracks, 82 building searches, 25 evidence searches and made approximately 30 criminal apprehensions. He was narcotics certified for one year and performed 59 searches in that time with 37 finds. Being West Hartford's first K-9, a strong effort was made to introduce him to the community. Laser visited numerous schools, civic and youth groups totaling some 180 public demo's in that three year span.
The department had 10,000 baseball cards made (10 different cards each with Laser on them). All 10,000 were handed out at demos and by officers from the PD while working the streets within one year. He was also featured two years in a row in the Town's community calendar. During his three years on the force he had received over 275 letters of appreciation and commendation from other Police agencies, civic groups and citizens. One year on his birthday the department received 10 birthday cards in the mail for him. He won Awards for Criminal Apprehension and Narcotic Detection for actual cases worked on from the New Haven German Shepherd Club and was a runner up in the Daniel Wasson Memorial K-9 Award in 1994. Officer Niederdorfer served as President of the Connecticut
Police Work Dog Association from 1995 - 1996. Laser was forced to retire early due to health problems but served the West Hartford Police Department for three years. In that time he made numerous criminal apprehensions and narcotic finds for the West Hartford Police Department as well as several neighboring Towns and Cities. Upon his retirement local businessmen and the local newspaper combined to throw a retirement party for Laser where all school children and residents could come out and wish him well. K-9 teams from around the state came out for the retirement to give a demo to the crowd and film was donated so the children could have photos taken with Laser. Laser went into retirement on December 31, 1995 and had to be put down a year after retirement in December of 1996. He has been and always will be missed. submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA

In Loving Memory of
K-9 LENNY
1989 - 1994

Handler: Waterbury Police Superintendent
Waterbury Police Department
236 Grand St.
Waterbury, CT  06708