K-9 as patrol car

I think this has been menioned before.

I have suggested this to the developer. I will do so again

I really want to see K9 acting to the same degree as normal patrols would. Since K9 do get sent to a lot of things which do not require a dog. However I would never want to see K9 been limited to 1-2 per station as you sometimes do have a lot of K9 in a set station as it would be their branch! But it’s a topic of interest which needs to be addressed!

I mentioned perhaps limiting the amount per station to the moderator. I just want to bring something up that TACRfan mentioned, which is that K-9 units cannot transport prisoners, so while they would act as a patrol car, you would still have to send a second non-K9 unit to transport if necessary. Let us know your thoughts.

It’s not just about prisoner transport tho... For example it comes into the play with the percentage of requiring transport....

Sometimes Police attendance calls IE, Lock Keys, Or Minor calls which has low possibility for transport you can send K9. It also plays with real life, as a dispatcher may send a K9 which is the closest unit to deal with a minor incident which may not require and prisoners or if it does at least the call will be dealt with. The same goes to rescue trucks, why send 2 resources (type 1 and Heavy Rescue) when a rescue truck can just do the job... that’s my opinion on it

So here's what i am thinking about this, Where i am located the dispatcher will not send a k-9 as a closest unit because they are on standby at their homes most of the times because they are only used for pursuits and locating or doing vehicle searches. Since i do live in New York it varies from different locations in the world.

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I really want to see K9 acting to the same degree as normal patrols would. Since K9 do get sent to a lot of things which do not require a dog. However I would never want to see K9 been limited to 1-2 per station as you sometimes do have a lot of K9 in a set station as it would be their branch! But it’s a topic of interest which needs to be addressed!

I would love to see K9s counting as a police car as long as it cant transport as no one wants to share the back seat with a German Shepard lol, i hate the idea of limiting how many you can own, i dont get why that would be a thing, surely that wouldnt happen as that would screw with alot of peoples current set ups and ruin lots of peoples future plans.

Sorry all for the double post. But as above, It would be a great but small addition as Police isn’t as focused or as big as the fire side to thing however that down to it being a fire based game I guess

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I would love to see K9s counting as a police car as long as it cant transport as no one wants to share the back seat with a German Shepard lol, i hate the idea of limiting how many you can own, i dont get why that would be a thing, surely that wouldnt happen as that would screw with alot of peoples current set ups and ruin lots of peoples future plans.

100% agree with you. Me, for one. For my dogs I would need 17 slots for it. I’m fairly sure it would be limited less than 17.

When we’re saying for it to act as a patrol car, we mean for it to act on scene. It’s just an additional resource that can be used to our disposal and therefore taking the demand off the regular patrol cars.

I think this would be a big help. I find myself on a pinch at times when I try to run 30 plus calls and I end up having a call requiring a patrol unit then all I have is a K-9 Unit closest and a Patrol Car 10 minites away. I like this idea.

It would act just like a police motorcycle so that would be nice