K-9 Garry                                                                                                                                                      K-9 Haki

The Warwick Police K-9 Unit was reinstituted in 2012 and is part of the Community Services Division.  Currently, the K-9 Unit is comprised of K-9 Garry with his handler Officer Steere and K-9 Haki with his handler Officer Lipka.

Both K-9's are German Shepard's and were imported from the Country of Slovakia. The K-9 teams attended six months of initial training at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections and attend a minimum of 16 hours of in-service training every month.

Garry and Haki are trained in Patrol and Narcotics work. The K-9's currently maintain two national certifications in narcotics detection through the North American Police Work dog Association and the United States Police Canine Association.

The teams are nationally certified in Patrol work by the North American Police Work dog Association which includes Tracking, Evidence recovery, Building searches, Area Searches and Handler Protection.

Officer Steere and Officer Lipka are both deputized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and have assisted in numerous local, State and Federal narcotics investigations.