Interstate Crime Unit The Interstate Crime Unit is a specialized unit designed to work interdiction along our interstate system. This unit does not solely focus on drug traffickers; it is a unit of dedicated professionals that make a significant contribution to the Homeland Security of our nation, and particularly our county, by focusing on enforcement of all crimes committed and laws violated within our jurisdiction. In a cooperative effort with the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office, the Carroll County ICU works interstate enforcement along the I-20 and I-85 corridors. Thanks to the many hard hours of training and dedication of these officers they have arrested numerous felons and seized large amounts of drugs traveling on our highways. Dep Steve Miller, Maj Craig Dodson, Dep Russ Piper H.E.A.T. HEAT® 2006 Through a partnership with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office has received a grant that will fund the positions of two officers, patrol cars, and all needed equipment. HEAT is an acronym for Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic., HEAT was developed by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety as a program to educate the public and to enforce laws related to impaired and aggressive driving. Education and Enforcement must go hand in hand. Deputies Steve Miller and Frank Moody operate under the grant and have been assigned to the existing traffic division for the Sheriff's Office. For more information on the State Program visit: www.gahighwaysafety.org/heatlaws.html Photo by Michelle Lepianka/Times¬Georgian K9 Rudy Joins Force By: Lt. Jeff Richards & the Times-Georgian Thanks to Sheriff Terry Langley, the Carrollton Police Department has it first K9 that it trained in both narcotics and tracking. Carroll County Sheriff Terry Langley and Carrollton Police Chief Joel Richards, left, stand with K-9 Officer Matt Kenerly and his police dog, Rudy, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois who recently joined the force. Kenerly, who used to work in the city’s narcotics unit, asked Police Chief Joel Richards last year if he could start looking for ways to pay for a police dog and training. Kenerly couldn’t find a grant to pay for the $13,000 needed to get a dog, so he went to Carroll County Sheriff Terry Langley. “He (Richards) had a need, he had an officer and we had money we had taken from drug dealers,” Langley said. “It enhances what we’re already doing with drug enforcement.” With the seized drug money Langley provided, the Carrollton Police Department was able to buy Rudy, who had already received some training as a police dog in Germany, and send Kenerly to a 12-week program to teach him how to be a K-9 officer. As part of an agreement between the county and Carrollton, Kenerly was deputized and will join the three K¬9 officers working for the sheriff’s office in being on call. “One of them is on call all the time and Matt will go into the rotation,” Langley said. The Times-Georgian contributed to this article. You may view the attached file for the full article. View File/Document: Times-Georgian Article