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LAUREN MICHELSON WILL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS LATER IN SPORTS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLOCK TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE SUPER BOWL, BUT ONE PAIR OF OMAHA NATIVES IS HELPING KEEP FANS SAFE IN OMAHA. POLICE OFFICER AND K-9 DOMINIC ARE PART OF THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S BETH CARLSON CAUGHT UP WITH THE TEAM AHEAD OF THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN FOOTBALL, THE. YEAH, MADDIE, THE SEVEN YEAR OLD BLACK LAB, WORKS AS AN EXPLOSIVES DETECTIVE K-9 AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD. HE’S TRAINING HERE IN OMAHA IS WHAT PREPARES HIM AND HIS HANDLER FOR MAJOR NATIONAL EVENTS LIKE THE SUPER BOWL. WHILE ALL EYES ARE ON THE FIELD, OMAHA POLICE K-9 DOMINIC IS HARD AT WORK. WE’VE BEEN LOANED OUT TO SUPER BOWL. WE ARE WORKING AT DIFFERENT VARIATIONS. ASSIGNMENTS HERE FOR DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT HAVE REQUESTED IT. TODAY WE’RE WORKING THE TRANSITS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE STADIUM AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP. DOMINIC AND OFFICER DAVE STASKIEWICZ SPENT THEIR WEEK WITH FOOTBALL FANS IN SAN FRANCISCO. WE DO A VARIETY OF TYPES OF SWEEPS FOR EXPLOSIVES JUST TO MAKE SURE ANY PLACE THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING, THEY’VE BEEN SWEPT TO MAKE SURE THERE’S NO DEVICES IN THAT AREA. SNIFFING OUT DANGER IS DOMINIC’S DAILY ROUTINE. HE’S BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AS PART OF THE GIG. I DID THE SUPER BOWL TWO YEARS AGO IN PHOENIX, AND HE’S ALSO DONE THE LAST TWO INAUGURATIONS. BUT OFFICER STASKIEWICZ TELLS ME THERE’S STILL NEW THINGS THEY HAD TO GET USED TO BEFORE THE BIG GAME. WE DON’T USUALLY WORK ON TRANSIT RAIL SYSTEMS, SO IT’S JUST GETTING THEM USED TO THAT A LITTLE BIT. AND TRYING TO LIKE, LIKE ANYTHING WE DO WITH THEM AND WE HAVE TO TURN IT INTO A GAME. HE HAS TO HAVE HIS TOY AND HAVE FUN. SO WE GET TO EXPERIENCE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS HERE THAT WE DON’T HAVE AT HOME. FOR DOMINIC, IT’S ALL FUN. WE’RE USED TO DOING LIKE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. IT’S A BIG EVENT FOR OMAHA, BUT THIS BRINGS IT TO A WHOLE NEW SCALE. WELL, DOMINIC’S HANDLER TOLD ME HE DID NOT PICK A WINNER FOR THIS YEAR’S SUPER BOWL. HE S
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‘This brings it to a whole new scale’: Omaha police officer and K-9 ensure safety at Super Bowl 60
Omaha police Officer Dave Staskiewicz and his K-9 partner Dominic are part of the public safety team at Super Bowl 60 in California, working to keep fans safe.
An Omaha pair made their way to San Francisco as part of Super Bowl 60. Omaha police Officer Dave Staskiewicz and his K-9 partner Dominic are working to keep fans safe. Dominic, a 7-year-old black lab, works as an explosive detection K-9 at Eppley Airfield as a part of the Transportation Security Administration.”We’re used to doing, like, College World Series. It’s a big event for Omaha. But this brings it to a whole new scale,” Staskiewicz said. Since Jan. 30, Staskiewicz and Dominic have helped patrol public transportation and high traffic areas in the city. It’s not the first time Dominic has traveled the country to sniff out problems, however. “I did the Super Bowl two years ago in Phoenix, and he’s also done the last two inaugurations,” Staskiewicz said.While all eyes are on the field, Omaha police K-9 Dominic is hard at work. “We do a variety of types of sweeps for explosives, just to make sure any place that people are going, they’ve been swept to make sure there’s not no devices in that area,” Staskiewicz said. Despite the expertise, Staskiewicz said Dominic enjoys learning the ins and outs of a new job. “We don’t usually work transit rail system, so it’s just getting them used to that a little bit,” Staskiewicz said. “So, we get to experience a lot of different things here that we don’t have at home.” Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
An Omaha pair made their way to San Francisco as part of Super Bowl 60.
Omaha police Officer Dave Staskiewicz and his K-9 partner Dominic are working to keep fans safe. Dominic, a 7-year-old black lab, works as an explosive detection K-9 at Eppley Airfield as a part of the Transportation Security Administration.
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“We’re used to doing, like, College World Series. It’s a big event for Omaha. But this brings it to a whole new scale,” Staskiewicz said.
Since Jan. 30, Staskiewicz and Dominic have helped patrol public transportation and high traffic areas in the city. It’s not the first time Dominic has traveled the country to sniff out problems, however.
“I did the Super Bowl two years ago in Phoenix, and he’s also done the last two inaugurations,” Staskiewicz said.
While all eyes are on the field, Omaha police K-9 Dominic is hard at work.
“We do a variety of types of sweeps for explosives, just to make sure any place that people are going, they’ve been swept to make sure there’s not no devices in that area,” Staskiewicz said.
Despite the expertise, Staskiewicz said Dominic enjoys learning the ins and outs of a new job.
“We don’t usually work transit rail system, so it’s just getting them used to that a little bit,” Staskiewicz said. “So, we get to experience a lot of different things here that we don’t have at home.”
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
