North Judson Police Officer Rico Simpson and His K9 Partner Complete Week 2 of Training

Posted on March 9, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI

North Judson Police Officer Rico Simpson is at the tail end of week two of K9 training at Vohne-Liche Kennels and according to Town Marshal Kelly Fisher, things are going really well.

At Monday’s North Judson Town Council meeting, Marshal Fisher told members that Officer Simpson and his K9 Partner Jimy already have a phenomenal bond. She said Jimy has a great demeanor and is doing well in his training courses so far.

Fisher shared a bit about the training so far, “Actually, he detected a bomb that one of the instructors forgot that he had left. I said well hopefully he didn’t pull the key out and hand it to Rico and say ‘look what I found’. But he’s doing really well with tracking so he’s coming along real good.”

Fisher added that the kennel for the K9 SUV has been installed and the police lights will be added this weekend. She said she’s hoping that by the next town council meeting, she’ll be able to bring the vehicle and the next K9 to a meeting so everyone will have a chance to see how numerous community contributions helped the North Judson Police Department’s K9 program.

Officer Simpson and his K9 partner have approximately 4 more weeks of training to complete. Marshal Fisher said at the halfway point she is going to go down to Vohne-Liche Kennels to see some of the progress that Jimy and Rico have made with their training. She added that if any of the council members were interested in tagging along, they are more than welcome to.