RBPD introduces bomb-vapor sniffing K9
City Attorney Michael Webb, members of the Redondo Beach School Board Madison Laster, Brad Waller, Michael Christensen, Brad Serkin, David Witkin and Redondo Beach Police Chief Keith Kauffman stand behind K9 officer Balton and his handler, Officer Dave Arnold. Photo Redondo Beach Police Chief Keith Kauffman and members of his department’s K9 unit visited the Redondo Beach School Board on Tuesday night, introducing board members to a team that includes a dog that’s among the first of its kind in the South Bay. “We’re building quite the K9 team here in the South Bay, and we’ve got a few unique new assets to share,” Kauffman said. New RBPD K9 officer Balton, a yellow labrador, is a VaporWake trained dog, trained to recognize the odor of explosives, including firearms ammunition and bomb-making materials, that may come off of people in crowds. “Rather than just fixating on an object, he searches the air and the people around it,” Kauffman said. “Now we have a dog that everyone loves and would love to pet that can be in and amongst people to smell odors coming off of them that could be precursors to a bomb.” Balton’s appearance seemed to play a factor even among those in attendance at…
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