Scent Kit Programs for Law Enforcement
Scent Preservation Kit® Programs
"Scent Preservation Kits® can save lives, time and money," stated Lt. Robert Siemer of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
Scent Evidence K9 is working with law enforcement agencies to promote awareness and provide affordable location solutions for their populations with Autism and Alzheimer's Disease who are at high risk for wandering. Starting a Scent Kit Program also creates positive PR opportunities for agencies in local and regional media.
In Florida, 520,000 residents have Alzheimer's Disease with the number expected to increase to 720,000 in just a few years. Studies show that 6 out of 10 of those with Dementia will wander and go missing.
Missing person incidents among at-risk groups are growing across the nation and so are the needs for more effective K9 search resources. Establishing a Scent Kit Program can help K9 Units achieve greater location success and maximize the efficiency of search resources by providing the public with a way to help law enforcement find them if they go missing.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina announced a new partnership with the Senior Resource Alliance and Scent Evidence K9 to enhance K9 search capabilities for missing persons.
The partners announced the implementation of a powerful new Scent Kit program that helps the Bloodhounds and their K9 trailing handlers find missing persons by providing responders with a pre-collected scent article to search with.
“The first hurdle to overcome when the deputies respond in a tracking dog situation is getting that good scent article,” OCSO Police Capt. Bruce McMullen said. “The success rate goes up when you have a good scent article to start with.”
The Scent Kits also include a thumb drive that contains Individual Preparedness Plan materials.
The family can load photos and information about the person before they go missing, which can help searchers. The first responder can use the thumb drive to immediately share that information with other searchers.
Scent Evidence K9 offers quantity discounts and positive PR opportunities to law enforcement agencies like the Highland County Sheriff's Office for distribution to those at risk for wandering in their community. Contact us at [email protected] or call 850-272-6950 to find out how we can improve your department's ability to protect those you serve.