Utah’s ‘porn-sniffing dog’ dies after putting numerous offenders behind bars
Weber County Sheriff’s Office environment law enforcement service pet “URL,” also identified as “the porn-sniffing canine”, died Dec. 30 soon after a lifestyle of effectively supporting to set offenders driving bars. (Weber County Sheriff’s Place of work)
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OGDEN — Soon after a lifetime of sniffing out criminals, the retired “porn-sniffing pet dog” known as URL died Dec. 30.
Weber County Sheriff’s Office’s “URL” was the fourth pet in the nation to be accredited and qualified as an Digital Storage Detection Canine. Detective Cameron Hartman and the K-9 finished much more than 200 look for warrants where by they acquired electronic evidence for cases that most generally concerned boy or girl sexual exploitation materials and/or child sexual abuse substance.
The record of “exceptional finds” for the canine include things like a USB push disguised as a important on a important ring whole of keys, a micro-SD card in a shut child foodstuff jar in a modest pencil box complete of other objects that was inside of a substantial cedar chest, an SD card large on a shelf, a cellphone concealed in a book, and even cellphone components hidden in a wall behind a toilet at the Weber County Jail, in accordance to the sheriff’s office.
It is been an unbelievable honor to have been the major aspect of your unstable daily life. I will miss you terribly right up until I get to see you once again.
–Detective Cameron Hartman
The virtually 8-12 months-outdated police canine recovered dozens of significant items of digital evidence that or else would have been neglected. URL also offered psychological assistance to officers performing in the demanding realm of little one exploitation, and to the small children who ended up fearful through lookup warrants.
URL and his handler, Hartman, labored with a lot of law enforcement agencies in the state, which include the Internet Crimes From Little ones endeavor power, FBI Baby Exploitation Activity Drive, Department of Homeland Stability, the Utah Department of Corrections, Weber Morgan Narcotics Strike Power, and much more.
His exclusive ability established led to the nickname as the “porn-sniffing pet dog,” which served him to make various appearances in area, nationwide and global information, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. URL was interviewed by the actor Terry Crews and was showcased on the longest-managing reality Tv exhibit, “Cops,” in June 2017 as properly as staying highlighted on CNN as the “Pound pup turned law enforcement ‘porn dog.'”
URL was living with Hartman after retiring from police support in January very last calendar year. URL started out as a “pound puppy dog,” going between shelters and foster properties and in the beginning currently being deemed “untrainable, loud, not great on a leash and a biter,” in accordance to the Utah Lawyer General’s Workplace.
The Central Indiana Labrador Rescue and Adoption business recognized URL’s skills and assisted him uncover his way into becoming properly trained as a police provider pet dog. URL was experienced by a strategy that benefits the dog with food items, using the dog’s natural push and perception of hunger to assist inspire him to find the preferred items.
Immediately after coming to Utah in Might 2016, Hartman integrated the K-9’s training with every feeding, and done teaching queries several instances a working day in order to preserve URL on the work, the sheriff’s office said.
URL had a achievements charge of approximately 22{95b18eb6fc4f42efd0d92738dfc3fb79fde21da267a711ecdf0381147c27bb86}, resulting in the restoration of dozens of crucial parts of digital evidence that would have or else been disregarded and even misplaced by task power brokers, the lawyer general’s office mentioned.
“With major hearts, we say goodbye to our spouse URL,” the company explained in a tribute to the puppy that was posted on Fb Thursday.
Hartman also posted a farewell letter to URL on social media, detailing his gratitude for the K-9 and his unhappiness at his passing.
“What a privilege it was to serve together with you,” Hartman wrote. “URL, my coronary heart is damaged and still crammed with so lots of recollections and thoughts. I am so fortunate to have been ready to get to know you and serve the citizens of Utah and its bordering states with you.
“Thank you, URL, for trusting me, for functioning so really hard, for loving me unconditionally, and for getting portion of my spouse and children. You ended up often there for me as I benefited from your talent in aiding to capture some of the wolves that stay amid us.”
Hartman stated, “It is really been an unbelievable honor to have been the greatest portion of your unstable existence. I will skip you terribly till I get to see you again.”
