Trooper Kaitlyn Greene and Drogos
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Last updated on Thursday, September 20, 2018
(JASPER) - Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter and Jasper District Commander Lieutenant Jason Allen have selected Trooper Kaitlyn Greene to serve as the next Jasper District K-9 Handler.
Greene was selected as the district's new K-9 handler after an arduous selection process that involved a written examination, performance assessment, and oral interview.
Trooper Kaitlyn Greene and Drogos
Greene is a Spencer County native and three-year veteran of the Indiana State Police. Greene graduated from the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy on December 23rd, 2014. After graduating the Recruit Academy, Greene was assigned to the Jasper Post to patrol primarily Spencer County.
Greene was selected to begin dive training in March 2016. After completing dive training in May 2016, Greene was assigned to the Indiana State Police South Zone Dive Team, as an Underwater Search and Rescue Diver, in addition to her patrol duties.
Earlier this year Greene received the department's Life-Saving Award from ISP Superintendent Doug Carter for her role in saving a kayaker from drowning in a drainpipe.
Greene is currently attending the Indiana State Police K-9 Academy. This is an 11-14 week process where numerous K-9 Master Trainers instill their years of training and expertise into Green and her K-9 partner Drogos.
K-9 Drogos is a 5-year-old German Shepherd from Poland.
Trp. Greene and K-9 Drogos will be certified in narcotics (heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, crack, cocaine, ecstasy) detection, tracking, aggression, area search, article search and more. Trp. Greene and K-9 Drogos are expected to complete their training in approximately three months.
After training Trp. Greene and K-9 Drogos will be assigned to the Jasper District which covers Spencer, Perry, Crawford, Orange, Dubois, Daviess and Martin Counties. ISP K-9 teams are routinely sent to other areas of the state.
Jasper District Commander, Lt. Jason Allen stated bringing a second K-9 team to the district will be vital for both state and local departments to combat the meth and heroin problems facing our communities.
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