VPCA "CASE OF THE YEAR" AWARDS
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The VPCA "Case Of The Year" signify outstanding cases in which VPCA K9 Teams successfully performed their duties, and acknowledges the outstanding work that each Team performs in the field. Many cases are submitted by K9 Supervisors for member agencies, and symbolize the standard of excellence that our K9 Teams represent to the public they protect.
The awards are presented at the Annual Meetings held every year. Each year, the Awards are voted on by our members from the cases submitted throughout the year for each training discipline. Entrants in each category are not allowed to vote for that category, but may vote for the other categories in which they have not submitted cases. The Awards are presented by Awards & Certifications Chairman during the Annual Meeting.
Some of the cases have addresses removed to protect identities or for cases that have not been resolved through the court system. All suspects are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.
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2011 "CASE OF THE YEAR" AWARDS
2011's Awards were presented at the Annual Meeting held January 18, 2012 at the Warrenton Police Department. The Awards were presented by Awards & Certifications Chairman, Mario Lugo of Manassas Park PD.
2011 CASE SUMMARIES
To simplify the listings of submissions for the 2011 "Case Of The Year" Award, we offer this summary page for each K9 Team that submitted cases for this year. These are ordered by the case Occurrence Date. Click on the page link for each case to view the detailed listing for that K9 Team. Some of the cases have addresses removed to protect identities or for cases that have not been resolved through the court system. All suspects are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. These cases are from official reports submitted by each officer for cases that meet the above criteria for 2011 "Case Of The Year" Award.
Surrender to K9: 01/30/2011 - K9 Mako/Officer McAndrews; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Surrender to K9 of a suicidal subject who self-inflicted wounds and fled from police.
Narcotics Search: 03/16/2011 - K9 Brutus/Captain Lugo; Manassas Park Police Dept.
- Positive alert on 2½ pounds of marijuana worth $3500, 2 ounces of cocaine worth $2200, and $12,420 in cash inside a safe during a search warrant execution.
K9 Track: 03/20/2011 - K9 Maggie/Deputy Ridings; Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office
- Successful K9 Track lead to the recovery of several stolen medications, 2 stolen GPS units, and $280 in cash. Multiple arrests were made, closing several larceny cases from this incident.
Narcotics Vehicle Search: 06/20/2011 - K9 Spartan/Officer Ray; Harrisonburg Police Dept.
- K9 Search of the vehicle located 3 pounds of marijuana, 16 grams of methamphetamine, 1 gram of Ecstasy, and over $38,000 dollars in cash.
Physical Apprehension: 06/23/2011 - K9 Mako/Officer McAndrews; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Physical Apprehension of combative subject on PCP after assaulting the K9 Handler.
Narcotics Search: 07/18/2011 - K9 Mako/Officer McAndrews; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Positive alert on 1½ pounds of marijuana worth $2200, over $2400 in cash, many items of narcotic paraphernalia, a ballistic vest, and multiple items of gang affiliation were found during a search warrant execution.
K9 Track: 07/25/2011 - K9 Loki/Deputy Myers; Orange County Sheriff's Office
- K9 Track reveals that an assault victim provided false information to police, and later admitted lying due to track findings.
Physical Apprehension: 11/13/2011 - K9 Rocko/MPO Wright; Harrisonburg Police Dept.
- Physical Apprehension of wanted subject hiding in attic during search warrant service.
Narcotics Search: 11/30/2011 - K9 Brutus/Captain Lugo; Manassas Park Police Dept.
- Positive alert on 4½ ounces of cocaine worth $5000, located hidden within a box during a vehicle scan.
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2010 "CASE OF THE YEAR" AWARDS
2010's Awards were presented at the Annual Meeting held January 26, 2011 at the Warrenton Police Department. This year saw a tie for both the Narcotics Detection category and Patrol/Utility category, so two awards were presented for each category. There were no entries for Explosive Detection or other training disciplines. The Awards were presented by Awards & Certifications Chairman, Mario Lugo of Manassas Park PD.
2010 NARCOTICS DETECTION AWARDS
- Captain M. Lugo/K9 Brutus (Manassas Park PD)
- Officer R. McAndrews/K9 Mako (Manassas City PD)
2010 PATROL/UTILITY AWARDS
- Corporal C. Brubaker/K9 Zar (Fauquier County SO)
- Sergeant R. Pollard/K9 Nobel (Harrisonburg PD)
2010 CASE SUMMARIES
To simplify the listings of submissions for the 2010 "Case Of The Year" Award, we offer this summary page for each K9 Team that submitted cases for this year. These are ordered by the case Occurrence Date. Click on the page link for each case to view the detailed listing for that K9 Team. Some of the cases have addresses removed to protect identities or for cases that have not been resolved through the court system. All suspects are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. These cases are from official reports submitted by each officer for cases that meet the above criteria for 2010 "Case Of The Year" Award.
Money Scan: 03/15/2010 - K9 Mako/Officer McAndrews; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Positive alert on $35000 cash, seized firearm, and seized ballistic vest from a federal narcotics search warrant for ATF.
Surrender to K9: 06/18/2010 - K9 Mako/Officer McAndrews; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Attempted break & enter of a residence, 2 Suspects surrendered to K9.
Track: 08/21/2010 - K9 Zar/Corporal Brubaker; Fauquier County Sheriff
- Tracked for Suspect from a crashed pursuit of 2 ATV's, charged with felonies.
Article Search: 09/08/2010 - K9 Zar/Corporal Brubaker; Fauquier County Sheriff
- Article Search at the scene of a foot pursuit from a traffic stop, where money and narcotics were recovered.
Narcotics Vehicle Search: 10/10/2010 - K9 Mako/Officer McAndrews; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Positive alert on 10 ounces of heroin hidden inside vehicle.
Surrender to K9: 10/24/2010 - K9 Mako/Officer McAndrews; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Armed Robbery with a knife, Suspect surrendered to K9.
Narcotics Search: 10-25-2010 - K9 Brutus/Lieutenant Lugo; Manassas Park Police Dept.
- Positive alert on over 8 pounds of marijuana, a pistol, $765 cash, and packaging material from search warrant.
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2009 "CASE OF THE YEAR" ENTRIES
2009's Awards were presented at the Annual Meeting held February 5, 2010 at the Warrenton Police Department. The Awards were presented by Awards & Certifications Chairman, Bryant Arrington of Manassas City PD.
To simplify the listings of submissions for the 2009 "Case Of The Year" Award, we offer this summary page for each K9 Team that submitted cases for this year. These are ordered by the case Occurrence Date. Click on the page link for each case to view the detailed listing for that K9 Team. Some of the cases have addresses removed to protect identities or for cases that have not been resolved through the court system. All suspects are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. These cases are from official reports submitted by each officer for cases that meet the above criteria for 2009 "Case Of The Year" Award.
Track: 01/30/2009 - K9 Fritz/Deputy Lloyd; Spotsylvania County Sheriff
- Track for multiple armed robbery suspects, recovered firearm.
Track: 02/07/2009 - K9 Max/Officer Hyland; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Track for a armed robbery suspect.
Track: 02/15/2009 - K9 Rik/Deputy Brubaker; Fauquier County Sheriff
- Track for burglary suspects, recovered stolen evidence.
Track: 04/06/2009 - K9 Max/Officer Hyland; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Track for a robbery suspect who snatched a purse.
Article Search: 04/30/2009 - K9 Nobel/Sergeant Pollard; Harrisonburg Police Dept.
- Article search for a hidden firearm.
Surrender to K9: 06/13/2009 - K9 Nobel/Sergeant Pollard; Harrisonburg Police Dept.
- 4 subjects surrender to K9 and a hidden firearm is located.
Article Search: 06/25/2009 - K9 Max/Officer Hyland; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Article Search for weapon involved in a paintball shooting of a vehicle.
Track: 10/30/2009 - K9 Rik/Deputy Brubaker; Fauquier County Sheriff
- Track for robbery suspects, which turned in to a narcotics case involving juevniles.
Narcotics Vehicle Search: 11/02/2009 - K9 Max/Officer Hyland; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Narcotics Vehicle Search revealing 3-grams of marijuana.
Narcotics Vehicle Search: 12/01/2009 - K9 Ados/Corporal Shores; Fauquier County Sheriff
- Narcotics Vehicle Search of a vehicle stopped for suspicion of DUI.
Track: 12/01/2009 - K9 Ados/Corporal Shores; Fauquier County Sheriff
- Track for suspects related to siphoning gasoline from vehicles.
Narcotics Search: 12-01-2009 - K9 Brutus/Officer Lugo; Manassas Park Police Dept.
- Positive alert on over 1 pound of marijuana and $95,000 cash from search warrant.
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2008 "CASE OF THE YEAR" ENTRIES
2008's Awards were presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting. The Awards were presented by Awards & Certifications Chairman, Bryant Arrington of Manassas City PD.
To simplify the listings of submissions for the 2008 "Case Of The Year" Award, we offer this summary page for each K9 Team that submitted cases for this year. These are ordered by the case Occurrence Date. Click on the page link for each case to view the detailed listing for that K9 Team. Some of the cases have addresses removed to protect identities or for cases that have not been resolved through the court system. All suspects are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. These cases are from official reports submitted by each officer for cases that meet the above criteria for 2008 "Case Of The Year" Award.
Track: 03/23/2008 - K9 Nikki/Officer Morris; Harrisonburg Police Dept.
- Track for multiple suspects involved in a residential burglary.
Track: 05/17/2008 - K9 Nikki/Officer Morris; Harrisonburg Police Dept.
- Track for multiple suspects involved in an armed robbery.
Track: 05/18/2008 - K9 Smoke/MPO Arrington; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Track for suspect involved in an armed robbery of a convenience store.
Narcotics Search Warrant: 06/10/2008 - K9 Brutus/Officer Lugo; Manassas Park Police Dept.
- Resulting in 147 lbs of Marijuana, kilo of cocaine, 500 grams of crack, and $150,000.
Narcotics Vehicle Search: 08/07/2008 - K9 Dexter/Deputy Rounds; Loudoun County Sheriff
- Narcotics Vehicle Search resulting in marijuana, paraphernalia, and several vials of clear liquid.
Track: 08/26/2008 - K9 Nobel/Sergeant Pollard; Harrisonburg Police Department
- Track for suspect involved in a hit and run accident.
Surrender to K9: 08/26/2008 - K9 Nobel/Sergeant Pollard; Harrisonburg Police Dept.
- Surrender to K9 by a subject with narcotics and a firearm.
Track: 11/14/2008 - K9 Smoke/MPO Arrington; Manassas City Police Dept.
- Track for suspect involved in an armed bank robbery.
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