Paws on Patrol

A new program is beginning with the goal of turning people walking their dogs into the eyes and ears of the Spokane Police Department. Spokane Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) will host two Paws on Patrol training sessions this month for people interested in patrolling their neighborhood while also walking their pooch.

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Wed., Jan. 16, 2019

One of Makaya Judge’s chickens sizes things up while on patrol in their neighborhood in the South Perry District on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Spokane COPS have started a Paws on Patrol program, and the Judge family joined the cause with their chickens.

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Chickens, Thing One and Goldie Hen II patrol the neighborhood near Makaya Judge’s home in the Perry District on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Spokane COPS have started a Paws on Patrol program, and the Judge family joined the cause with their chickens.

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Makaya Judge, left, and her daughter, Zoey, 13, carry their chickens as they walk their neighborhood in the Perry District on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Spokane COPS have started a Paws on Patrol program, and the Judge family joined the cause with their chickens.

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Zoey Judge, 13, reaches for one of her family‘s chickens as it does some unscripted reconnaissance while patrolling their neighborhood in the South Perry District on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Spokane COPS have started a Paws on Patrol program, and the Judge family joined the cause with their chickens.

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