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Cathy Wurzer
ST. PAUL, Minn.

Training police dogs to take the right bite out of crime

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Officers Vetsch and Schmidt play with Jesse
Officers Rob Vetsch, left, and Tad Schmidt play with Jesse as a reward after demonstrating how police officers and their dogs work together in the field Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at St. Paul Police Department's Tim Jones Memorial K-9 Kennels in Maplewood.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson

The Hennepin County Attorney's office is in the process of investigating the death of a burglary suspect who was killed by police in a Minneapolis home last month.

One of the things they are looking at is the role of a police dog in the effort to apprehend the suspect.

To get a better sense for how dogs are used in police work, Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer visited the Tim Jones Memorial K-9 Kennels, where the St. Paul Police train their patrol dogs. She learned about how police dogs are used from Officer Jason Brodt, the head trainer for the unit.

Click on the audio link above to hear about her experience.

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Officer Vetsch and his Belgium Malinois Jesse
St. Paul Police officer Rob Vetsch and his Belgian Malinois Jesse Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at police department's Tim Jones Memorial K-9 Kennels in Maplewood.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson
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Officers Vetsch and Schmidt play with Jesse
Officers Rob Vetsch, left, and Tad Schmidt play with Jesse as a reward after demonstrating how police officers and their dogs work together in the field Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at St. Paul Police Department's Tim Jones Memorial K-9 Kennels in Maplewood.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson
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Officer Rob Vetsch pets his K-9 partner Jesse
Officer Rob Vetsch pets his K-9 partner Jesse, a Belgium Malinois, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at St. Paul Police Department's Tim Jones Memorial K-9 Kennels in Maplewood.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson