Rio Rancho police hold K9 competition
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho Police hosted their first-ever K-9 service dog competition at Rio Rancho High School on Saturday. Law enforcement from around the state became with their dog partners to compete in agility, detection, and apprehension challenges.
“Our K9 team takes a lot of pride in how well trained and obedient our working dogs are,” said Jacquelynn Reedy, a Captain of the Rio Rancho Police Department. “So, it came as no surprise how well they did today.”
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In all, around 22 dogs from around the estate were entered in the competition. “This has been a long time coming, this is one of the projects that Chief Stewart Steel did when he came to our department in 2017. This has always been his vision to bring this event to the city of Rio Rancho,” said Reedy.
Food trucks were also on hand for the public, who were able to attend the event for free. Officials are hoping to make the competition a yearly event but may change the venue if needed.
“Their noses are fantastic, and they don’t run out of energy,” Reedy added. “For things like area searches when we’re looking for individuals, or when we’re looking for articles that may have been dumped in the commission of a crime, or things of that nature; they’re able to find it for us very quickly.”
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