K-9 UNIT

The newest addition to the Hamburg Police Department is Endy, an 18-month-old German shepherd, who will be on duty with his handler, Officer Nick Borowski.   Like many of his counterparts in other police   departments, he’s from Eastern Europe, and he responds best to the German language.

The dog was purchased using drug seizure funds and that training also is being paid for through drug seizures. The $6,500 dog was born in Hungary, Borowski said. The town is contracting with Police Service Dogs of Western New York to train Borowski and Endy.

Endy has been trained in sniffing out narcotics, tracking, conducting building searches, officer protection and crowd control.   Police say that there are drugs coming into the town and through the town and that having the trained dog will help detect them.

Endy also will be another way for police to reach out to the community at various events.

Purina donated dog food, Lads donated a crate, and Sewing Technology is donating a bulletproof vest for Endy.