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“Fall River and the rest of Bristol County took a big step toward being safer Monday with the beginning of the Firearms Detection Academy for three K9s.
Bristol County Officer Ryan Isherwood and his partner, K9 Xiro, joined two Fall River Police Department K9 teams (Sgt. Jeff Richard and K9 Odin, and Officer Kevin Lopes and K9 Joseph) in beginning firearms detection. The academy is led by BCSO Lt. Kenny Almeida.
After the eight-week academy, the K9 teams will be able to detect the odors present in firearms. This will certainly come in handy in Bristol County, where Lt. Almeida and K9 Will have responded to more than 40 shootings this year.
We’ll check back in with the teams through the next eight weeks. Good luck to all.
Bristol County Sheriff’s Office photo.
