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| Following police dog's death, Pa. corrections officials consider safety devices for cars |
| By pennlive.com- Lizzy Hardison |
| Published: 07/14/2016 |
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After one of its drug-detecting dogs died of heat exposure in a hot car, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is researching car-monitoring technology to prevent similar incidents in the future, a local vendor said Wednesday. Bill Castle IV, manager of Castle's K9 training facility in Mechanicsburg, said the Department of Corrections contacted his business last week to request a quote for car systems that would sound an alarm or open windows if the vehicle's internal temperature reaches critical levels. These systems range in price from $900 to $1,500, Castle said. The inquiry from the Department of Corrections came after Totti, a yellow lab and member of the department's Drug Interdictions Unit, died of heat exposure on July 7. His handler, Sgt. Chad Holland, left him in a vehicle for two and a half hours during a training exercise at the state prison at Rockview, near Bellefonte, according to the department. Read More. |
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