Press release
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office new K9 obstacle course is located at the Genesee
County Fire Training Center and is the result of a partnership with the Rochester Area
Crime Stoppers.
All labor and materials from design, layout, construction, and completion were donated
through a collaboration with local businesses that included several grants. No costs
were incurred by taxpayers. We would like to thank the following partners for their hard
work and dedication:
- Rochester Area Crime Stoppers
Joyce Palumbo, Board Member and K9 Initiative Chair - CountryMax Stores
Brad Payne, Director of Sales - Home Depot
Tim Mullen, Assistant Manager – Batavia Store - KeyBank
Phil Muscato, Rochester Market President and Regional Commercial Executive,
and Mark Krueger, Executive Assistant - Genesee Valley BOCES Building Trades Program
Jon Sanfratello, Director of Instructional Programs, and Margaret Poray, Executive
Principal – Batavia Campus - Hoselton Auto Mall Drew Hoselton, President, and Chris Cammarata, Leasing Manager with a special
thank you to the Hoselton Auto Welding Team
The course will be utilized by law enforcement agencies for training purposes to
simulate obstacles that K9 teams will most likely encounter in the field durin
The course will be utilized by law enforcement agencies for training purposes to
simulate obstacles that K9 teams will most likely encounter in the field during deployments. These obstacles include crawling under porches, jumping through
house/building windows, climbing ladders, and walking on unstable surfaces. This
training will provide handlers and their K9 partners the confidence to complete these
tasks in the field. The course will primarily be used by the Genesee County Sheriff’s
Office K9 unit as well as other outside law enforcement K9 units upon request and
availability.
“We are very fortunate to have a community that continuously supports our K9 program.
Thank you to all the individuals that made this course a reality for our Office and other
law enforcement agencies to utilize,” stated Undersheriff Bradley Mazur.