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New MDT Member - Meet Copper!
Meet our newest multidisciplinary team member - Copper! A four-legged “Officer” of the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) of the Fort Worth Police Department, Copper is 1 of 7 dogs in Texas (and the only one West of Dallas) that is specially trained as an Electronic Storage Detection K-9. Copper is skilled in fighting child exploitation using his powerful nose to seek out hidden electronics such as cell phones, hard drives, thumb drives, and other devices that could be hidden by a perpetrator in one of our cases. Specifically, Copper is sensitive to the smell of the “glue” or TPPO (Triphenylphosphine Oxide) used to hold electronics together.
Partnered with Detective Hoeppner, Copper spent two weeks in training, honing his skills and nose. His first official day in the ICAC Unit was November 15. Not only has Copper already found 72 of devices in his short month with us, but he is also a certified service dog, providing some extra love to our kids, partners, and staff alike.
A very special thank you to the John & Jane Justin Foundation and OUR Rescue for the support in bringing this two-year-old, cuddly Red Labrador to our team! He is changing the game on providing hard evidence on our cases, and hopefully decreasing future child exploitation cases in our area!
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