Constable Gumbs with Detective Dog
The Royal Anguilla Police Force is now in a better position of finding guns and ammunition and prosecuting persons for illegal possession – thanks to a specially-trained dog named “Rod”.
The canine member of the force was purchased in the United States from a donation of US$8,000 provided by Scotiabank Anguilla Ltd. The 78-pound Belgium Malinos male dog is 15 months old. The money also paid for the training of a dog handler, Constable Darrell Gumbs. His three-week training was at the US Canine Training Academy in Miami.
Commissioner Rudolph Proctor said the Force was long in need of a canine unit to help solve gun-related criminal activity in Anguilla.