Mersey Police Dogs

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2 of 2. Over to PD Obi who hit his own strike searching gardens of interest where the suspect had been. Obi first located a mobile phone and scales within a bush before locating a large quantity of cannabis & around £3000. He continued finding another phone & more cannabis 👏 👏

Last night we targeted a drug dealer using a 🚲 to do his work. When we struck he went garden hopping but working closely with specialist matrix officers we maintained visual until he disappeared. Over to PD Ziggy & his handler who located him hiding in an entry #OPGEARS 1 of 2..

Following a pursuit of this motorbike we monitored the rider's movements before he began garden hopping. Pursued by PD Ziggy & his handler he was faced with 1 final decision, Give up or get bitten ..he chose wisely. Another dangerous rider arrested & 1 🏍️ for destruction #OPGEARS

Last night 2 males made off from an electric scooter & were seen to discard something in undergrowth. 1 male was tracked and quickly detained. PD Obi carried out a search for the discarded item and located this rather nasty knife deep in undergrowth #cleverboy 🔪

After a group of males caused chaos in KFC 1 male produced a knife before fleeing. PD Yula & her handler attended & detained 1 suspect before they began searching a park for the knife when Yula found a further suspect hiding in bushes. The knife was later recovered 👏 🔪

Last night a male was threatened with a machete & when officers arrived 2 males matching the description fled through an alleyway. PD Ziggy attended & picked up their track in total darkness continuing into fields before locating 1 suspect #thenoseknows well done Zig 👏

On Friday PD Ike attended the scene of a domestic burglary & assault before the offender fled into gardens. Ike began searching and located the male hiding in an outhouse before he made a decision to try and flee again. Bad move! Ike successfully detained the male 🦷👏 #cleverboy

🐶 This is 15-week-old German Shepherd TPD Hugo! Hugo loves to play and is a high energy pup. He is showing signs of a good police dog in the making, with a ‘great bite’ and ‘good sense of smell’! TPD Hugo is due to start his GPD training in January 2027 💙

PD Poppy was in action in St Helens. Tracking suspects from a motorbike robbery, Poppy located hidden gloves & a balaclava before leading officers to two suspects stopped by patrols. Redeployed, she tracked again and found the third hiding in bushes. 3 detained. Bike recovered.👏

Last night a male suspected to be involved in the supply of drugs was stopped before he struggled with officers throwing his phone into an area of heavy undergrowth. PD Ike attended & carried out a thorough search before locating the phone #thenoseknows 📱 👏

#OPVANGUARD | Yesterday you saw our activity, today we can give you the results 💪 ➡️ 68 people were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, domestic abuse, possession of indecent images, drug importation, criminal damage, drug driving, car theft and much more. ➡️ Eight people have been charged with a variety of offences including drug dealing, theft, handling stolen goods, assault and more. We also seized and recovered ⬇️ •Three machetes •One imitation firearm •Class A and B drugs •Thousands of pounds of cash •18 stolen or illegal vehicles including e-bikes •Large quantities of counterfeit money, cigarettes, and designer watches •One cannabis farm in a residential street dismantled The eight people charged (five men and three women) will appear in court soon and you can read who they are on our website - orlo.uk/0u9Ce Around 300 police officers flooded the area of #Anfield, conducting warrants, roadside checks, land searches and more in a sustained and relentless offensive against criminals operating in our local communities. Chief Constable Rob Carden said the operation would make a big difference to the lives of decent, law-abiding people and more was to come 🗣️ “The huge scale and impact of yesterday’s operation should have left criminals in absolutely no doubt – Merseyside Police has a complete contempt for criminality and if you are involved, we will turn up at your door, we will stop you in your car, and we will arrest you. “And if anyone thinks they can profit from criminality, they can think again, because we will take any cash, clothes, jewellery and watches we suspect have been paid for with ill-gotten gains. Crime most definitely does not pay. “People in #Merseyside can expect to see a series of more focussed operations in the near future, as well as more Operation Vanguards elsewhere in Merseyside. Our work to bring criminals to justice and protect our communities continues 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.” For more on #OpVanguard visit the news pages of our website.

It was an early start for some of our dogs today as we assisted with a Forcewide operation. We were readily available as was PD Obi who assisted officers with the search of a house. Obi located a quantity of drugs hidden within the extractor fan of an oven #OperationVanguard

Happy retirement PD Sky! 🐶🤩 Sky was a detection dog, using her sense of smell to locate items such as weapons, drugs & cash. Her handler said she was “a great dog to work with due to her determined nature"! Sky will stay living with her handler throughout her retirement ❤️

Following an attempted violent robbery of a delivery rider last night 1 male in possession of a machete was detained whilst another with a knife made off. PD Ike attended and picked up his track through gardens & into an alleyway where he found him hiding. Fantastic Work Ike 👏

🚔🐾 Newly licensed PD Repo wastes no time. The new team were called to a violent domestic, where the suspect made off on foot. Over an hour of relentless searching, Repo found him hiding under garden furniture. Male arrested for multiple domestic offences. Well done Repo.

We would like to introduce you TPD Maverick! 🐶 Maverick is a 15-week-old Dutch Herder and he is settling in well with his new handler. TPD Maverick is due to start his General Purpose Dog training in January 2027 – and we can’t wait to see him progress in his PD career! 💙

In the early hours males were seen pushing a stolen motorbike before disappearing. PD Ziggy arrived & quickly picked up a scent tracking their movements locating the bike. Ziggy didn’t stop there identifying a garden before entering finding 3 males hiding behind a hot tub 👏🏊‍♂️ 🏍️

Last night PD Obi’s nose was required to assist patrols following a disturbance at a property in St.Helens. During the course of his search Obi located a large quantity of Class B Drugs hidden within a shed that was full to the rafters with items. #thenoseknows #IntentToSupply

Last night a heavily intoxicated male became extremely aggressive in a restaurant threatening members of staff with a hammer. When PD Ike arrived he continued with his aggression still holding onto a hammer before realising that taking on Ike’s 42 teeth would hurt #Iwouldnt 👏

Our Police dogs live at home with their handlers & although they may be off duty when exercising, they don’t switch off. Over the weekend PD Ike & his handler were confronted with a scrambler bike whilst out walking. The team intervened & detained the rider #neveroffduty 👏 🏍️