
Miles, a German Shepherd dog, was eighteen (18) months
old when he met Ptl. Larry Cabell in March of 2005.
Ptl. Cabell was to be his handler. They
attended the Patrol Dog School at the Trenton Police K-9
Academy and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Scent
Class for Explosives.
In 2007,
Miles and Ptl. Cabell participated in the United States
Police Canine Association Trials in Scent and was
certified.
Miles and Ptl. Cabell have assisted in sweeps for the NCAA
Tournament at the Sovereign Bank Arena, Freedom Fest at
Great Adventure. They were members of the New
Jersey Detect and Render Safe Task Force.
They
trained in a many different areas and environments such
as boats, trains, aircraft, and even at the Statue of
Liberty in New York City.
K-9 Miles faithfully served our community from 2005 to
2010. On June 28, 2010, Miles lost a battle with
cancer. He is the first canine that Ewing has
lost. He was a great asset to the Unit. K-9
Miles is credited with several successful tracks
resulting in the apprehension of criminals and finding
several missing people. K-9 Miles successfully
cleared numerous buildings while searching for
explosives and trespassers. K-9 Miles is also
credited with many "surrenders" (searches in which a the
dog finds someone and the actor surrenders before force
was used). Miles will be greatly missed.