CENTREVILLE — There is nothing fuzzy about the law in Centreville, except for its newest officer.
Centreville TownCouncil provided a round of “ap-pawse” officially welcoming the police department’s newest four-legged officer April 4.
Centreville Police Chief Robert Hobbs introduced K9 Cash; a four-year-old energetic black Labrador Retriever born in White Plains, Kentucky in 2019.
Cash is registered to the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel Club and comes from a long line of title working dogs, Hobbs said.
K9 Cash and his handler Officer James Henderson met in January and quickly got to work training in narcotics detection and tracking. The pair is now certified through the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission in the detection of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Cash is also certified in tracking, according to Hobbs.
Henderson and Cash have since hit the streets as a certified and licensed team and have already conducted several narcotic scans in town as well as assisting the Maryland State Police, Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office and the Queen Anne’s County Drug Task Force, Hobbs said.
The team regularly attends monthly training.
As Hobbs introduced him to the council, Cash bounced with excitement at meeting new people.
“He loves his job,” Hobbs said.
Cash has been very well received by the community “due to his friendly and non-aggressive nature,” and has been an excellent community relations tool especially for children and schools, he said.
“We look forward to watching the K9 team develop and grow within our community,” Hobbs said.
The Centrevile K9 Unit was established in the early 2000s. Prior to Cash, the police department was without a K9 for about eight months when the previous handler was promoted.
K9 Cash currently serves as the only law enforcement canine permanently assigned to Queen Anne’s County, Hobbs said.
“We are very excited to have a K9 back in the Centreville Police Department,” Council President Ashley Kaiser said.
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