K-9 EUROPA
Name: K-9 “Europa”
Agency: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Discipline: Explosive Detection
Breed: Labrador
Date of Birth: December 10, 2010
Sex: Female
Formal Schooling/Certifications: 10 week explosive detection class and yearly
recertifications at he ATF National Canine Center.
MORE ABOUT EUROPA
Career Stats: Europa was deployed to numerous NSSE events throughout the United States including the Super Bowl, Republican National Convention, Presidential Inauguration, and Papal Visit 2015.
Europa was also deployed to numerous high profile special events in the United States including the Boston Marathon (3 times), World Police and Fire Games, several PG A tournaments, 2015 UCI Road Championship, several Army Navy football games , multiple NFL football games in the Baltimore and Washington DC area, two presidential visits to the City of Baltimore, and celebration for the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner at Ft McHenry.
Europa was also deployed to local events that drew large crowds but not national attention, including Navy home football games, Baltimore Marathon, Preakness as well as local festivals. Europa also deployed to local and national critical incidents including the Eric Frienman hunt, Congressional baseball practice shooting - where she alerted to the suspect 's storage locker, a shooting at the Columbia Mall, a shooting death of a Baltimore City Police Detective - where she located ballistic evidence that assisted the investigative team in closing the case, shooting death of a DSP trooper - locating ballistic evidence at the scene, and a school shooting at a HS in St Mary 's County MD - receiving a Unit Citation from the SO for this response. Assistance numerous times at shooting/homicide scenes.