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Legal Update with Mike Kmiecik: K9 Announcements

Podcast: The Police K9 Training Podcast with Jeff Meyer · Jeff Meyer

Opublikowano: 2026-04-15

Host Jeff Meyer sits down with legal expert Mike Kmiecik of Sheepdog Guardian for a focused legal update for patrol K9 handlers. Over the course of the episode they unpack recent case law, discuss practical training and deployment habits, and share operational tips meant to reduce risk to officers, bystanders, and suspects while improving search effectiveness. The conversation centers on the long-standing duty to give a clear K9 warning and a meaningful opportunity to peacefully surrender, tracing the doctrine from Kua v. City of Minnetonka through more recent Eighth Circuit decisions (including Adams v. City of Cedar...