By SCOTT CHERRY Restaurant Critic on Mar 3, 2010, at 2:12 PM Updated on 3/03 at 2:12 PM
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Each month the newsroom staff receives a list of significant stories -- usually compiled by Gene Curtis, Rusty Lang or Hilary Pittman -- that appeared in the World one, five, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.
On this month's list I noticed it was 50 years ago March 3 that Tulsa's first police dog, a German Shepherd called Nero, was authorized for emergency duty. The dog was owned by Patrolman Tom Surber.
One of my sons-in-law is a Tulsa canine officer, and during the recent layoffs and cutbacks, we worried that the canine unit might be trimmed or even disbanded. That would be tragic.
It wouldn't be tragic in the sense we think our son-in-law would lose his job -- we think he's relatively safe -- but that the city would lose one of its most effective law enforcement programs.
It is absolutely remarkable how many times his first dog, the now-retired Kizer, and current wonder puppy Cal have (forgive me) sniffed out bad guys who otherwise might have escaped apprehension or helped protect our police officers facing dangerous situations.
I'm sure the program is expensive, but this is one case in which taxpayers definitely receive a positive return on their investment.
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