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 INBTI Instructor Edwin Grant was dispatched as a member of Team Adam for The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help coordinate the search. He requested INBTI Instructor Ed Hajek of the Long Island Search and Rescue Team to respond with his bloodhound and assist in the search effort. Three days after the child walked away from his group home Ed was able to work a trail from the home to the general area where the child was recovered two days later. His dog's action and ability helped keep the search focused on the area where the child eventually surrendered. This is a text book case where a search coordinator's familiarity with the abilities of a dog team helped with the safe recovery of a child that in this case did not want to necessarily be found. INBTI is proud of both of their accomplishments in this case   This was a parental abduction case where the mentally challenged father assaulted the custodial grandmother and fled the apartment. Frank correctly identified that he had fled in a vehicle and where the pick-up occurred Read about the case 
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 Look it over  Kim, George gave me your email, hope that is okay. Liz and I want to say thanks so much for finding our son Joel this weekend. Also, we would like very much to involved in your effort in the furture by helping with a contribution. To help with expenses now and for the next parents that need you help. Maybe even some feed for Molly :) If you would accept it would you please reply with a mailing address? ;void(0)) Tom is a civilian who stepped to the plate when the chips were down!! .................As you read the story to get an understanding of Tom's involvement ...........Toms dog was the second dog who continued the trail from point the first dog that lost trail at the edge of water. Tom located some blood along the way  Terrie Clark and Cynthia Weesner who are members of the official Seduwick County, Kansas emergency mangement/response system helped clear the ruins from the line of tornados that struck there recently. Terrie also handles a air scent dog trained for this work! The article was written by an government official If you speak Russian... Read about it ;void(0)) This is a picture of the Polizei being trained by her This link is of a news cast about it training ........... Enjoy watching one of our instructors work her dog while finding the reporter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhgCmfFxr7Q&feature=youtu.be&a ;void(0)) Click on the link below to see the story on the Russian website and watch the video of the newscast! http://www.pomorie.ru/news/segodnya-tri-desyatka-rossiyskih-kinologov-v-arhan The Seminar in Germany made the news! ;void(0)) read about the case ;void(0)) The Grandmother was reported missing his bloodhound indicated no trail left the house that work led to another search of the house that led to the tragic discovery read or look at it  David and Sue Daniel
Search One Rescue Team
Dallas / Fort Worth
At approximately 0400 hours on the morning of Friday July 3rd, 2009 Search One Rescue Team was contacted by the Denton County Sheriffs Department with a Trailing Request. In the course of investigating a gruesome murder from early the previous evening they discovered the victim’s stolen vehicle about one mile away. Evidence indicated that the vehicle had been last driven by the suspect and then abandoned in a remote area near a gas well site. The request was for one of our Bloodhounds to try and pick up the suspect’s trail. The goal was to determine if they stayed on foot or were picked up near by.
The team agreed to provide a limited deployment for that specific task and requested the search be conducted as soon as possible to avoid the extreme heat projected for the daylight hours. Search One deployed four members, one Bloodhound (Bojangles “Bo”) and one HRD K9 (Shadow) to the search. Two members including the Bloodhound handler went directly to the impound area where the victim’s vehicle was being held. Using sterile gauze pads, scent articles were collected from the steering wheel and the driver’s seat by Sue Daniel.
On arrival at the vehicle’s dump area the field deployment profile was established and a short briefing was held. Team Bo with K-9 handler David Daniel and flanker Paul Lake worked the trail. Incident Commander (IC) Mike Lueck maintained a base location and Sue Daniel drove a rehab vehicle and followed the trailing team. Three Denton County investigators, one patrol deputy, and a Texas Ranger provided cover during the search.
The bloodhound precast the area and was then presented the scent article collected from the steering wheel. He immediately hit the trail and headed west back out the well site road toward the main county road. At the county road the dog stayed on trail and turned left and continued south while working the east side of the road. Approximately ¼ mile from the turn the dog came up soft at an entry to a ranch property. The handler explained that it was his opinion the suspect had likely been picked up at this point but would continue to cast the area to confirm.
The sun was now up, the temperature was rising rapidly and the age of the trail was approaching (11) hours. After a short break Team Bo recast at the ranch property entry and picked up the trail again heading south. However, this time the dog was working both sides of the road with a little different drive than before. The handler advised that it appeared the trail was now from a vehicle as opposed to a subject on foot. As the temperature increased the handler moved to short 10 minute trails followed by five minute cool down periods for the dog. This process continued as the dog trailed 1.8 miles making one more turn to the west on a secondary road and on to a residence two houses over from the last house at the dead end. The dog pulled hard into the area and worked all the way around the house. The handler called it as pooling scent and then rested the dog. The wind had been and was currently out of the south west (blowing generally from the direction of the last house, which was set back from the street about 150 yards).
After the break the handler cast the area in front of the final house but the dog was exhausted and the heat was extreme causing any available scent to hover mostly off the ground. There were no more remarkable indications at that point so the trail was suspended. But because of other investigative information regarding the final house indications gained from the trail, helped officers focus in on specific pieces of the puzzle.
The following morning the lead investigator from the Sheriff’s Department contacted Search One indicating they had arrested three suspects over night. Information from one of the suspects indicated they had indeed walked on foot from the vehicle to the main road and turned south. At approx ¼ mile they were picked up by a vehicle driven by a subject who lived in the last house described above. They were then driven back to that house exactly as had been described by our K-9 handler during the trail. Needless to say this was significant confirmation for Search One as well as for the investigative team involved. The outcome of the case is still pending and as of the writing of this article all suspects remain in custody charged with Capitol Murder.
OUTCOME: 3 TRIALS, 2 SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLLE, 1 18 YEARS-ACCOMPLANCE
BLOODHOUND TRAILING TESTIMONY GIVEN IN ALL THREE TRIALS
David and Sue Daniel
Search One Rescue Team
Dallas / Fort Worth
Marshall received officer of the month for this was recognized at last night's CAC.. Track was several hours old tracked autistic young adult 2.5 miles out of the county into Fairfax City before finding him. Great job
INBTI Master Trainer Marshall Thielen conducts a web cast for NSDA Everyone will benefit from his experience
Listen to the web cast to learn Karina runs a man-trailing academy in Austria teaching our method of Training During the investigation of a abduction case Shannon's and Kim's dogs correctly gave a vehicle pick-up indication .......... they do not claim to believe or disbelieve the validity of the woman's claim only that a pick-up did occur Their continued work leads to an arrest Our Alabama Instructors Make the News Again! ;void(0)) Read about it here: http://www.timesdaily.com/stories/Skull-bone-fragments-recovered-police-unable-to-identify-remains,185080 ;void(0)) Read about it ! ! INBTI Dog Handler, Karina Kalks, makes the news in Austria!  Read about it here: http://www.news.at/articles/1143/300/310426/mantrailing-spuernasen-pfoten INBTI Asst. Instructors Colin Baessler and Chip Laymon Involved in Search Excellent job of using trailing dogs and cadaver in concert to make a find.  Body of Missing 19 Year Old Found Read about it here: http://www.waaytv.com/news/local/story/Body-of-Missing-19-Year-Old-Found-Update/0qoH34SPh0OXbu9_Artg8w.cspx
INBTI Dog Handler in Ireland, Neil Powell and his dog Paddy involved in a recent search! (See article below) Coast searched for missing Ballycastle woman Karen Coyles Sept 15, 2011 Two dive teams are to join in the search for missing Ballycastle woman Karen Coyles. Ms Coyles, 47, has not been seen since Sunday night. Her car was found outside the camogie club in Ballycastle at about 07:45 BST on Monday. Police investigating her disappearance are focusing on a section of the north Antrim coastline. Area Commander for Moyle, Chief Inspector Sean Fitzpatrick said: "Extensive searches of the Ballycastle area have been carried out by police officers, sniffer dogs, helicopter and the local community. INBTI Asst. Instructor Deputy Michael Szelc and his K9, Chase were hot on the heels of two boys who went missing in the woods! SUTHERLIN -- When Robin Stevens could not find her two young sons, Brandon, 8, and Blake, 6, her worst nightmares formed in her mind.However, after four and half hours and a police search, the two boys were returned after getting lost in the woods near their Sutherlin home.Stevens said her sons were in the yard playing with their yellow Labrador retriever, Sandy, on Monday afternoon when she realized she did not hear them anymore.“We probably searched for them for 30 or 45 minutes before I got really scared,” said Stevens. “It was just so unlike them to do that. They know not to leave without telling us.” At first, she thought they were just hiding, but hours later when the boys had not returned Stevens was living out her worst fears. The Pittsylvania County and Halifax County sheriff’s offices were involved in the search, as well as the Virginia State Police who deployed the K-9 and aviation units to look for the boys. They were on their way to town when they spotted the two boys and their dog walking up a hill on Glass Mill Road just a little more than a mile from their house. “They were soaking wet,” said Karen Alderson. “I asked if they knew that everyone was looking for them and they said they saw the helicopter.” The boys suffered from some minor cuts on their feet since they were not wearing shoes, but were physically OK. Stevens said Blake had wandered in the woods to follow the dog and Brandon only followed him to make sure his little brother did not get hurt by himself. After going deep in the woods, the boys said they got turned around and could not find their way back. When they were finally brought home, both were scared they were going to be in trouble until their mother assured them otherwise. Virginia state police Sgt. M.C. Davis said that the helicopter may not have seen the boys because the forest was so thick, but the areas it could not cover were investigated by the K-9 unit, which was just shortly away from where the boys were found. “We just want to thank everyone in Pittsylvania County and Halifax County and all the police,” said a tearful Stevens. “We are just so thankful.” One week earlier Szelc and his K9 were also involved in a case about a man who claimed he was stabbed but the K9 told them differently!  Spotsylvania Deputy INBTI Instructer Nick Ridings ran a track that leads to a confession! Spotsylvania man charged in home invasion Date published: 1/15/2011 BY KEITH EPPS A young Spotsylvania County man is accused of breaking into the home of an older woman he had visited earlier in the day and trying to rob her at gunpoint, police said. Sheriff’s Lt. Col. Michael Timm said the incident took place late Thursday in the 5400 block of Towles Mill Road. Police said the suspect returned to the home alone late Thursday wearing a mask. He entered the home with a long gun and pointed it at the victim while demanding her purse and medication, police said. The woman refused to give him anything, Timm said, and the suspect eventually ran off in an unknown direction. The victim told police she thought she recognized the suspect’s voice, so deputies went to her friend’s home a few houses away. They found the male suspect there and brought him back to the victim’s home. Timm said police let their bloodhound, Maggie, sniff an item of clothing the man was wearing. The dog then tracked a scent from the victim’s house and went directly to the home were the man had been initially located, Timm said. Inside the home, police found the gun and the mask believed to have been used in the attempted robbery. The man made a statement about the incident and was arrested, Timm said. James Author Mosley was charged with breaking and entering, attempted robbery, wearing a mask in public and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. He was placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond. Link: http://fredericksburg.com/News/Web/2011/012011/0115spot1 INBTI Instructors Terrie Clark & Cynthia Weesner involved in a search that ended in a car pick up.  Missing girl, 14, found safe in Park City LINK TO VIDEO: http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Missing-girl-14-found-safe-in-Park-City/1Wu02PDrqkCOgQcrXXR3oQ.cspx Published: 7/13 8:44 am WICHITA, Kansas -- Wichita Police say a teenage girl who had been missing for 12 hours was found safe and sound in a Park City home. Police are still investigating to determine the circumstances of her disappearance. Heidi explains how they assist their community and reads her dog's direction of trail indication after prescenting
Two successful tracks in one night with her patrol dog Read about some of them  Covington County Alabama Sheriff's Posse and INBTI Member Chad Clark Recognized for Capture Deputies with the Covington County Sheriff’s Office, including dog handler Chad Clark, were recognized Thursday for their role in the capture of an escaped Coffee County Jail inmate. A call to the CCSO got a quick response including Covington County’s tracking dog, Tracker. The escapee scaled two fences and faced a guard dog in the daring escape. The guard dog bit him near his femoral artery, and by the time the tracking dog found him, he had nearly bled out. Tracker did what he was trained to do, tracked the escapee into the woods and then "Looked up," and there he was nearly dead in a tree! Authorities investigating death of Spotsylvania man who was shot, dragged into woodsDate published: 1/18/2011 BY KEITH EPPS
A young Spotsylvania County man was shot and killed, then dragged into the woods late Sunday, police said. Sidney Haywood Rouse Jr., 20, was shot in the head with a .22-caliber rifle at a home in the 5100 block of Cottonwood Court, Sheriff's Lt. Col. Michael Timm said. Rouse's body was found about 250 feet into the nearby woods by a police dog. Timm said police don't yet know what led to the slaying, but investigators have a suspect and were continuing to interview possible witnesses yesterday. Timm said deputies went to the home in the area of the Breezewood Shopping Center about 11:40 p.m. and were greeted by a young woman who told them the body was on the back porch. Deputies went to the back porch and found no one. A canine handler was called to the scene. His first track led to the street, as if someone had left in a vehicle, Timm said. The dog tried again and this time led police into the woods, where they came upon the fallen body. When the victim did not respond to verbal commands, deputies approached and found no pulse. Timm said police could see marks on the ground indicating that the body had been dragged from the residence. Rouse did not live at the home. Timm said four or five people were hanging out at the home when police arrived, but most of them claimed to have arrived after the incident took place. Timm said police got little helpful information during the initial probe but were hoping to have more success yesterday.  Tom won the award through his continuing work with his dog .............. Pictured is Tom receiving the plaque commemorating this great achievement David's trail led to the arrest and conviction DENTON - The capital murder trial of Noah Robert Whitehead, one of three people charged in the death of an Allen cabdriver in July 2009, is set to begin Monday in 362nd District Court. Whitehead, 24, of Roanoke is charged with luring cabdriver Hooshang Vatanpour, 56, to an isolated area in Denton County by hiring him in Dallas to drive to Wichita Falls on July 2, 2009. According to sheriff's reports, he and fellow defendant William Kirk "Billy" Stephens, 24, of Haslet allegedly directed Vatanpour to John Day Road in far southwest Denton County. Stephens also has been charged with capital murder, but his trial date has not been set. Maryland man arrested in Spotsylvania holdup
Another bungling bank robber caught, this time in Spotsylvania.
Date published: 11/23/2010 BY KEITH EPPS
A man suspected of robbing a Spotsylvania County bank yesterday was arrested a short time later after a deputy spotted what's believed to be the getaway car--which was sporting Texas tags. By 4:19 p.m., Gill said, Deputy J. Slate was pursuing the vehicle near Leavells and Harrison roads. The driver crashed the rental car in the 5200 block of Harrison Road and fled on foot. Deputies flooded the area, and a police dog tracked the man to Kingswood subdivision. A couple was out in their yard on Queensberry Circle when deputies asked them to go into the house, Gill said. The man was found hiding in their garage a few minutes later.
Please never make us link to a story about you Read about a fraud 4 day old trail ran by NBTI member (LE) NBTI member Deputy Mike Szelc was on the job. Amongst other successful cases this was his young hounds coldest. Her vehicle was found 4 days after she was reported missing. Read about the case Click here | Sofia Silva Award | | Return Home | Seminars & Workshops | Our Services | INBTI Trailing Evaluations | Patrol Dog Evaluations | In the News | Instructor List | Trained Bloodhounds | Trailing Questions & Answers | Book | Deutsch Buch | Russian Language Book | INBTI Apparel | |
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