Texas bombings put focus on how local police departments detect explosions

Published on March 22, 2018

PERRY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — A Central Ohio police department has a police K9 that can sniff danger.

The Perry Township Police Department has a K9 that can detect explosives. K9 Coyle and his handler Detective Charles Mills focus on early detection and prevention.

The ability to detect a bomb comes after a series of explosions in Austin and other parts of Texas left two people dead and injured others.

Detective Mills explained his K9 partner has a commitment to find what they’re looking for so he can get his reward which is a tennis ball. Read More