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"Those who have addressed the group include a retired FBI agent and Dr. Humphrey Germaniuk, Trumbull County forensic pathologist. At CSI's most recent get-together earlier this month, the keynote speaker was Boardman police officer Daryn Tallman, who brought his K-9 partner, Yuma. Tallman demonstrated key moves his dog had learned during 13 weeks of training, and added that Yuma is trained to sniff for cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin, and marijuana.
Tallman told the audience that his dog has 'hit upon' suspected drugs in vehicles at the Southern Park Mall and other public places that would otherwise have gone undetected.
Sometimes such a find can lead to the confiscation of illegal weapons, drug money and other contraband, he said, adding that the animal once found $100,000 from a drug buy inside a car door.
Tallman noted that the 4-year-old Yuma, whom he refers to as 'an apprehension dog', is an added tool for law enforcement and also has been used to search for people accused of burglaries, break-ins, and other crimes, thereby protecting officers.
The patrolman stressed that his companion is not an attack dog: Yuma will bite and hold only on command and as a last resort.
'He's trained in reasonable force and will give the perpetrator another chance to give up', Tallman said."
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