Gloucester Sheriff Recruit 5 Year Old Afghanistan Veteran

K-9 recruit joins Gloucester County Sheriff's Office 
Daily Press
Frances Hubbard
February 5, 2015

The newest recruit to join the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office has four legs and a nose for crime.

Rexi, a seemingly curious and fun-loving 5-year-old sable German shepherd with an intimidating presence when needed, recently joined the ranks alongside Sgt. Brad Simmons thanks to a grant from K9s4Cops, a program run by a Texas-based nonprofit organization.

Gloucester Sheriff Darrell Warren said Rexi is the first police dog the sheriff's office has had since the mid-'90s. Rexi previously spent three years with the military in Afghanistan.
The grant process took about 22 months, Warren said.

"He's originally from Holland and after he was trained at the age of two he went to Afghanistan for three years supporting the military in both patrol and narcotics work. He came back as a surplus dog and rather than be retired, he got donated to law enforcement," Simmons said. "He had to go back through certification training to be certified under the North American Police Working Dog Association as a police utility dog, which means he can do tracking, he can do evidence recovery, he can do area searches and bite work, along with narcotics. He was trained in four different narcotics — cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamines."
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