A few seconds were the difference between Stafford Township Police Department Det. Zach Wiatrowski and his K-9 partner placing second or becoming national champions.
During the U.S. Police Canine Association National Detector Dog Trials in Atlantic City May 3-6, Wiatrowski and Venus competed against other K-9 units to find out which tandem would be the top dogs after putting their training, focus and detection skills to the test.
With a search time of three minutes, 22 seconds, the Stafford dynamic duo registered a perfect competition score of 200…
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