Bomb Squad Unit

• 3 Officers are currently assigned to the Bomb Squad
• All have attended or will soon be attending the FBI's Hazardous Devices School at the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama
• Members are certified as "Bomb Disposal Technicians" and attend 8 hours of in-service training per month
• The unit responds to an average of 6 calls per year
• The unit also disposes of old military ordinance

Field Training Unit

• Established in 1983, all newly hired officers are first assigned to this unit
• Unit is comprised of one Field Training Coordinator, ten Field Training Supervisors of the rank of Sergeant or Lieutenant and twenty-six Field Training Officers (FTO)
• Being an FTO is a voluntary additional duty assignment
• New hires, or probationary officers, are under the supervision of the Field Training Unit for at least 12 weeks
• Probationary officers must complete this three-phase process before being assigned to a regular watch as a patrol officer

Canine Unit

• Current Canine Program initiated in 1990 with 4 Dogs
• Waterloo Police currently has 3 certified working dogs
• All canine handlers are assigned to the Patrol Division and handle their canine responsibilities in addition to their patrol duties.
• The Waterloo Police Canine unit uses German Shepards and Belgian Malinois
• Canines and their handlers undergo six weeks of training before being certified for duty.
• The canine program averages more than 160 Narcotics Searches, 80 Building Searches, 55 Tracking calls, and 25 Officer assists annually in addition to numerous public demonstrations.

Lt. Fangman is the K-9 program coordinator and he can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Motorcycle Unit

• Currently 2 officers are assigned to the Motorcycle Unit
• Motor Officers ride Harley-Davidson FLHPI Road Kings
• Motorcycles are fuel-injected, twin-cam Police Specials with 88 cubic inch displacement (1450 cc) , 62 horse power and a curb weight of 723 pounds
• The Police Special version of the FLHPI is manufactured by Harley-Davidson for law enforcement agencies only