Over the next few weeks, officers from various area units, including West Richland PD, will be engaging in some pursuit training, learning now to safely but effectively chase suspects, and if necessary spin them out using the Pit Manuever...
Police departments use various tools, such as water hoses, to try to distract dogs and help train them to focus on suspects even more. It appears to have worked!
It will start as part of a pilot program being run through the federal government, but city officials believe felines could be an asset to the K-9 program.