A few weeks ago came the sad news of the passing of Scooby, the heroic NYPD bloodhound who is best remembered for tracking down the killers in the Officer Russel Timoshenko shooting case in 2007. Today the Daily News gives us some background on the beloved pooch, and we found a video of the four-legged detective on duty—and off. Note the look of pure glee on his floppy face as he gallivants through an open field! more ›

It's been a good long run for Blaze, the German Shepard who's made headlines over the past few years for helping sniff out AutoZone robbery suspects from a ceiling in Brooklyn, matched the scent of a gun left in the Bronx to its suspected owner, and found a body in the rubble of a fire in the Bronx. And now, nine year-old Blaze is retiring in Staten Island, where he'll live with his handler, Officer Benny Colvecchio. more ›

The NYPD bloodhound who helped catch the killers in a gruesome 2007 cop shooting case has died, according to a police spokesman. Four years ago, the aptly named Scooby helped track down suspects Dexter Bostic and Robert Ellis in the woods of eastern Pennsylvania after they ran away from a police shootout that ultimately left Officer Russel Timoshenko dead. more ›

Some more details about the AutoZone robbery on 86th Street in Brooklyn: K9 pup Blaze helped find a couple of the suspects. According to the Daily News, "Two of the robbers tried to hide inside the store's drop-down ceiling, police sources said. But the German shepherd easily sniffed them out, and barked to show his comrades the hiding spot." Blaze's barking scared one robber out, but "The other one, a 25-year-old woman, fought with cops - but Blaze put a stop to that. That robber ended up with her arm in a sling as a result of Blaze's bite." The third suspect tried to pose as an AutoZone employee, but was busted when he didn't know the store's phone number. Fun fact: Blaze also really loves guns and looks supercute when carrying one. more ›

A beloved member of the NYPD passed away: Taz, a 90-pound German shepherd who was the last of the active K-9 dogs who helped search the World Trade Center site after the September 11 attacks, died from cardiac arrest on Sunday. He was nine years old. more ›

Check out this cute K-9 dog who helped cops find a man who was brandishing a gun on a city bus! According to the Daily News, Blaze, a 7-year-old "gun-loving" German shepherd, took a gun that was left under a car at 225th and White Plains Road in the Bronx. While carrying the gun in his mouth, the pup matched "the scent on the weapon to the scent on the pavement" and "tracked the suspect more than a block and a half. With his handler, Officer Benny Colecchia, at his side, Blaze zeroed in on a backyard on E. 227th St., where identical twins were playing dominos." The fun with dominos ended, because Rahsheim Francis, 17, was charged with weapon possession. And the gun turned out to be a BB gun. more ›

Release the hounds. The latest innovation in bedbug eradication is being brought to you by Advanced K9 Detectives, a company using man’s best friend to sniff out the bloodsucking pests plaguing New York City. Since 2004, complaints about bedbugs to the Department of Housing have soared to 6,889 (up from 537 a year) and 2,008 building owners issued summonses (compared to 82 in ’04). more ›

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced New York City will receive $153 million - up from last year's $61 million - in transit security grants. Wow - all we can do is remember Chertoff's 2005 remark, when trying discussing how security funding would be allocated, "The truth of the matter is, a fully loaded airplane with jet fuel, a commercial airliner, has the capacity to kill 3,000 people. A bomb in a subway car may kill 30 people. When you start to think about your priorities, you're going to think about making sure you don't have a catastrophic thing first." more ›