Training Site Address: 2289 Airport Road
Training Site Address: 2289 Airport Road
Johnson City, New York 13790
Mailing Address: 4125 St. Clair Road
Binghamton, New York 13903
Phone: 607-723-1878 Fax: 607-723-1003
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SOLICITATIONS FOR THE S.T.P.C.A.
NEW TRAINER ADDED
FOR THE 2008 SEMINAR
Joel Mackown is an 18 yr member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with the past 9 yrs in the Police Dog Service. Joel is on his second K9 partner, PSD BADGE. Joel and BADGE are based out of Edmonton and cover the Leduc Region for general duty calls and the Edmonton International Airport for explosive calls. They are also the senior dog team on RCMP Edmonton ERT which covers all tactical calls in Northern Alberta.
Joel has lectured on K9 officer survival for the Canadian Police Canine Association (CPCA) at seminars in Edmonton, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Joel has also spoken before the K9 Officer Survival Seminar held by the Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Association (ALECA) in Payson, Arizona. Joel and BADGE annually for the past three years travel to Arizona to instruct and train in tracking and K9 tactical deployment with the Scottsdale Police K9 Unit and surrounding metro Phoenix police K9 units. Joel and BADGE recently competed in the 2007 CPCA Championship Dog Trials in Edmonton and placed first in explosive detection, second in obedience and third in evidence search. Joel will also be giving a candid presentation on his first hand experiences with being ambushed in addition to being on scene for during the loss of fellow officers, information that no one should miss.
Please click the Seminar 2008 link above
for information about the
2008 Advanced Handlers and Tactics Seminar
being held June 2nd - 8th 2008
or CLICK HERE to download the registration package
Binghamton Police Department S.W.A.T. Training with K-9 Falco
SUCCESS STORIES
Niagara Regional Police K-9 Tracks Home Invasion Suspect 10km
K-9 Unit receives Commendation for apprehension
Read the full Commendation here
(Word Document)
Drugs and Cash located after No-Knock warrant execution
K-9 Robin with her find after a no knock search warrant in Salamanca, NY.
Over four ounces total weight of cocaine, and lots of cash made for a great day!
Mary MacQueen and K-9 Robin, Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, Cattaraugus County, NY
***Disclaimer Regarding Telephone Solicitations***
Tuesday, November 28, 2007
Please be advised that The Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated, a not for profit association IS CURRENTLY conducting telephone solicitations.
In response to the recent news articles the Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated (S.T.P.C.A.) would like to inform the public that our Association currently has on going phone solicitations that are being conducted to raise funds for on going projects. These projects included purchasing and training Police Service Dogs for area law enforcement agencies, purchasing and donating equipment for our area Police Service Dogs such as body armor for the dogs, identification collars for the dogs along with equipment for the training of Police Service Dog Teams in our communities. Funds raised by donation are also used to provide medical treatment for our Police Service Dog partners that many law enforcement agencies are unable to provide for the dogs due to budget constraints.
The S.T.P.C.A. was established over twenty-five years ago to provide support to our area law enforcement agencies that were unable to provide enough budgetary funds to fully support their Police Service Dog Teams. The S.T.P.C.A. is not affiliated with the United States Police Canine Association. The S.T.P.C.A has been based in Broome County, New York since its inception and is registered with New York State and the Federal Government as a non profit charitable organization.
The S.T.P.C.A. has members that work for various law enforcement agencies in the Counties of Broome, Tioga, Chenango and Tompkins, and members both nationally and internationally. The S.T.P.C.A. has purchased, trained and donated over eighteen Police Service Dogs to the following law enforcement agencies: Binghamton Police Department, Johnson City Police Department, Vestal Police Department, Broome County Sheriff’s Department, Tioga County Sheriff’s Department, and the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department.
The directors of the S.T.P.C.A. would encourage the public to verify who they choose to make donations to and invite the public to visit the Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated web site at www.southerntierpolicek9.com for additional information on our association. The S.T.P.C.A. would not be able to provide this service to our communities without the kind donations from the public.
We, the directors of the Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Captain Duane J. Shaffer Jr. (Retired)
John L. Vanek
Directors
***IN ADDITION***
Northeastern Advertising of 325 Nobel Street, Elmira, NY 14091 has been contracted by the S.T.P.C.A. to conduct phone solicitations. No cash should be given to anyone and please make all checks payable to the Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated, 4125 Saint Clair Road, Binghamton, NY 13903.
The agreed upon “script” that is to be read by the solicitor is:
Hello to the person being called.
This is Bill Morgan from the Northeastern Advertising calling on behalf of the Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated serving Broome, Chenango, Tioga and Tompkins Counties, how are you? I’m a Professional Solicitor and we’re getting ready to hand out our official Police K-9 Calendar & Buyer’s Guide all throughout the area. The monies received will help to acquire equipment needed for Canine Training Seminars and to assist in obtaining new canines for agencies and to purchase Canine Bullet Proof Jackets.
To obtain a copy of the charitable organization’s annual report, you may contact the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271.
All the Police K-9 members are hoping you will be kind enough to place a nice ad space in our K-9 calendar to give us a big hand. Can you help us out?
Ad’s ranging from $1,000.00 back cover down to $20.00 patron listings.
PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO; SOUTHERN TIER CANINE ASSOCIATION
What is the Southern Tier Police Canine Association?
The Southern Tier Police Canine Association, Inc., (STPCA) founded in 1984, is a private non-profit association dedicated
to the training of police dogs and their handlers from
throughout the state of
New York and beyond.
The STPCA is funded by membership fees and private donations. These funds are used to purchase K-9's for training
and for the purchase, maintenance and replacement of equipment used in training.
To donate, please send your check or money order to the address above. Any amount would be
most welcome. Donations are tax deductible.
Membership is open to all police officers, police K-9 Unit members, trainers, or any duly-authorized and sponsored persons regardless of location. The membership fee is $35.00 per year per member.
The STPCA currently has 30 members on the rolls from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Canada.
The Southern Tier Police Canine Association is active year round in the training of the K-9's and their handlers in suspect apprehension, contraband searches (drugs and explosives), searches for missing persons and human remains searches, tactical tracking, evidence recovery, arson investigations, building searches and patrol.
In addition to chasing bad guys each K9 team also trains very hard to maintain their ability to perform their specialty function (narcotics detection, explosive detection, human remains detection, Etc.)
For information about training, please e-mail us at SouthernTierK9@aol.com, call the STPCA headquarters listed above, or call (607) 343-1487 or (607) 785-2481 to speak to a STPCA Trainer.
For a print-out of the membership application form, please click HERE.
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