News
4 August, 2024
Police dogs receive medals
About 40 Queensland Police Service (QPS) Police Dogs have been recognised for their role keeping the community safe, after receiving the QPS Canine Service Medal today.
The general-purpose PDs and their handlers play an important operational role in the QPS, helping to track and arrest offenders, while detection dogs are trained to distinguish certain scents in a range of scenarios to support investigative activities.
Minister for Police and Community Safety, Mark Ryan, attended the event to help award the dogs their medallions.
The QPS Dog Squad has grown considerably in strength and size since it officially began in December 1972, and nowadays PDs are an integral part of frontline policing.
The nomination process for the Canine Service Medal will soon be available retrospectively for dogs who served in the QPS from the year 1990 onwards.
Dogs who were seriously injured or killed before they could meet the five-year threshold will also be eligible for nomination.
