Sergeant Hopkins is a thirty two year veteran of the Niagara Regional Police Service. He has been a member of the K9 unit since 1989 and has recently completed training his third patrol dog. His responsibilities include the training and maintenance of our K9 Unit, and the bi-annual certification of our teams. He has had the opportunity to train throughout North America and has assisted a private company with the training of mine detection dogs in Bosnia, Herzegovina. Several other police agencies in Canada and the United States rely on Sergeant Hopkins and the Niagara Regional Police Service K9 Unit for their training and certification.

Sergeant Hopkins is responsible for the care and deployment of NDD (Narcotics Detection Dog) Duke. Duke is a eight year old yellow Labrador retriever used solely for narcotic detection. Duke is often used to conduct narcotic searches at schools in the Niagara region and to execute search warrants.

PC Carter is a twenty one year member of the Niagara Regional Police Service. Her previous experience has included the uniform branch and the intelligence unit. She has been a member of the K9 Unit since July 2001.

Scout is an eight year old black and tan German Shepherd that was imported from the Czech Republic.

PC Bridel is an twelve year member of the Niagara Regional Police Service. His previous experience includes the uniform branch and the criminal investigation unit.

He has been a member of the K9 Unit since 2002.

Ranger is an eight year old sable German Shepherd that was domestically bred.

PC McGregor is a ten year member of the Niagara Regional Police Service.  His previous experience includes the uniform branch and criminal investigations section.

PSD Titan is a four year old German Shepard imported from the Czech Republic.  Titan is also trained for narcotics detection.

PC Grant is a seven year member of the Niagara Regional Police Service.  His previous experience includes the uniform branch.

PSD Marshal is a three year old German Shepard imported from the Czech Republic.

PC Wills is a ten year member of the Niagara Regional Police Service. His previous experience is with the uniform branch.

PSD Mako is an eight year old, long haired black and tan German Shepherd that is trained in explosives. He was also imported from Hungary.

PC Aceti is a seven year member of the Niagara Regional Police Service. His previous experience is with the uniform branch.

PSD Vader is a three year old sable German Shepherd imported from the Czech Republic. This team has recently been cross-trained for narcotics.

Retired Handlers

The following are the retired K9 teams of the Niagara Regional Police Service.