MTA police dogs learn to sniff out bombs in battle against terrorists Dogs train a state-of-the-art facility in Stormville. Matt Spillane. Rockland/Westchester Journal News.

The five dogs join the MTA police ranks which includes about 50 service dogs. The rookie canine crimefighters will even be given small police shields for their collars, officials said.

The MTA Police Canine Unit consists of about 50 teams of officers and dogs responsible for patrolling and protecting the agency’s two commuter railroads, the LIRR and Metro-North.

So the dog's got to be able to jump, jump up on a platform." Now that the MTA Police have proven they can breed winners they'll test their skill at a national competition held in Florida this ...

The MTA Police Department’s bomb-sniffing squad grew to 50 dogs last week, making it one of the largest K-9 units in the country. Six dogs that recently completed an exhaustive 12-week traini… ...

The MTA Police Department maintains one of the largest canine explosives detection units in the U.S., with approximately 50 dogs in service. The canines, ...

MTA Police Officers Lewis, Dolce, and Olivares, helped lure a shy pit bull out from under a Metro-North train in the Bronx. “We heard the call come out for a dog stuck underneath the train at ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- This week's MTA Heroes rescued a dog found in distress. MTA Police Officers Lewis, Dolce, and Olivares, helped lure a shy pit bull out from under a Metro-North train in the Bronx.