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By Clare O’Gara
Wed | Nov 27, 2019 | 8:30 AM PST

Who's a good girl? Who's a good girl?

You are, Quinn!

Because you're Nebraska's first K-9 officer trained specifically to fight cybercrime.

The two-year-old black Labrador just joined the Bellevue Police Department.

How, do you ask, does a sniffer dog detect digital items and electronics that could contain important evidence?

Infosecurity Magazine covered Quinn's crime-fighting abilities:

Unlike most sniffer dogs, who are taught to detect drugs, Officer Quinn has been specially trained to sniff out a particular chemical used in electronic devices like SIM cards, cell phones, and micro SD cards. 

"Her sole purpose is electronics detection," said Quinn's partner, cybercrimes detective Roy Howell. 

"We've had a couple of cases where I believe we as law enforcement officers may have missed something. A dog who can pick up an odor would be able to say 'hey, there's something here. You need to look here.'"  

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