Officer Doug Joseph spends most of his days patrolling Grand Central Station with his K-9 partner, and says carrying the $800 kit gives him more confidence considering the nature of today’s threats. “We work in close quarters between train cars and aisles so it’s easy to flip the bag to the rear or front and walk without bumping in to things,” he said. The entire five pound pack was designed by Lt. Think of it as an amplified first aid kit. For explosives, poisoning, a gas attack, or a gunshot wound.” “That being said, we made our bag to handle the threat. “We don’t really know who is going to hurt us or what they will hurt us with,” MTA Police Lt. In a recent training simulation, K-9 officer “Holland” was being carried out of harm’s way on a camouflage stretcher now in the hands of every MTA police dog handler every day. READ MORE: Rittenhouse Acquittal: Kathy Hochul, Bill de Blasio, Eric Adams Condemn Verdict, 'This Is Not Justice' The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s K-9 police force now has that, and it’s the first of its kind in the country. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Imagine a first aid kit designed specifically to protect against a potential terror attack.
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