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For Immediate Release
Date: April 21, 2021
Contact: Colonel Jared Schechter
Telephone: 316.660.3900

Detention Facility K9

MEDIA RELEASE                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:                                         APRIL 21, 2021

AGENCY:                                   SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

LOCATION:                               WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS

TELEPHONE:                            (316) 660-0900

CONTACT:                               COLONEL JARED SCHECHTER

 

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office has its first ever detention K-9. Turbo began working in the Detention Facility on April 21, 2021.

 

After weeks of rigorous training, Turbo and his handler, Detention Deputy Rachel Wingfield, are prepared to assume their duties inside the Detention Facility.

 

Turbo is a single purpose K-9 with the primary task of assisting in the reduction of contraband inside the Detention Facility. Contraband is an issue troubling detention facilities throughout the country and a problem the Sheriff’s Office strives constantly to address.

 

Proactive and innovative approaches to combatting challenging issues shows the commitment of the Sheriff’s Office to the community we serve.

 

 

 

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