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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Martin, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina PD to co-host 2014 National K-9 Detector Trials
Edina, Minn., Sept. 30, 2013 – The Edina Police Department is teaming up with the Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport Police Department to host the 2014 National K-9 Detector Trials.
The Trials will take place from May 4 to May 7 next year at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and
in Edina.
“Our K-9s are an integral part of our department. Without the assistance of Diesel and Blade, a number of
criminals wouldn’t have been caught and drugs would have gone undetected,” said Edina Police Chief Jeff
Long. “Our K-9s also work as partners with many other municipalities to help snuff out illegal drugs in our
community.”
To help fund the 2014 Trials, the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) and local co-hosts will
hold a Clays for K-9s Trap Shoot Fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27 at the West End Trap Club,
4899 Brooklyn Lane, in Eagan.
The event will also include a silent auction and K-9 demonstrations.
The cost is $50 per person, which includes the trap shooting, shells (12- and 20-gauge are available), food and
beverage. Individual or squads of five are welcome. No prior trap shooting experience is required. For
participants who care to eat, but not shoot, the cost is $10 per person. Those 12 years of age and younger
cost $5.
All of the profits from the event will benefit the USPCA and Retired Paws, a non-profit created to provide
financial support for retired aging K-9s.
For more information or to purchase tickets to the fundraiser, contact the Edina Police Department at 952-
826-1610.
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