K-9 Unit Community Services Unit Information & Analysis Unit Criminal Investigation Unit Crisis Negotiation Team Evidence Detection Unit Professional Development Unit K-9 Unit Motorcycle Unit Ordnance Disposal Police Athletic League Special Weapons & Tactics Unit Traffic Services Unit Walking and Bike Patrol Mounted Patrol Unit  Patrol Division   The Canine Unit started in 1986 with one officer and a bloodhound named "Jesse".  Today, there are eleven teams engaged in search and patrol work.  Five of these teams are also trained in explosives detection.  Training takes twelve to twenty-one weeks with each dog cross-trained to perform searches for contraband, missing persons, and routine patrol work.  Each patrol squad has a K-9 team assigned to it.  The Canine Unit has its share of heroes, "Nero" being one.  He saved his handler's life by knocking a gun out of the hand of a robbery suspect.  After ten years on the force, "Nero" was forced to retire with a record of seizing over 1 million dollars in drugs, cash and property and earning numerous commendations for merit and valor.