Kansas City police K-9s on patrol at Arrowhead before Monday night game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Chiefs are hosting Monday Nigh Football and the Royals are playing in Game 2 of the ALDS in New York.
The two events make Monday a monumental day in Kansas City sports history, but it’s not all fun and games.
K-9s and their handlers spent the afternoon walking around GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Kansas City Police Department shared a picture of Detective Jobe and K-9 Flick sniffing away inside the stadium to make sure it is safe for the 70,000 fans who will be at the game.
Detective Jobe is at Arrowhead Stadium with K-9 Flick, who is sniffing away to make sure everything is safe for tonight’s game.
— kolice (@kolice) October 7, 2024
Flick is a specially-trained explosive detection dog in our K-9 Unit. Before big events in Kansas City, including all @Chiefs games...
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The department said Flick is trained in detecting explosives. The specially-trained K-9s spend time at the stadium before every Chiefs game and concert held there.
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The K-9s and handlers go through extensive training and certification to become specialists in detecting different safety concerns and threats.
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