USPCA REGION 1
The United States Police Canine Association became the largest and oldest active organization of its kind-“Ever Striving for the Betterment of all Police K-9” – in August, 1971 when two existing Associations, the Police K-9 Association and the United States K-9 Association, merged.
HOST AGENCY
The Lakeland Police Department was established as a career department in 1885. Today, the agency employs 272 sworn officers and 121 civilian support personnel. Dedicated members provide public safety services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, responding to emergency and non-emergency calls for service.
city of lakeland
Lakeland, the largest city in Polk County, is home to the largest one-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world at Florida Southern College, Circle B Bar Reserve, Detroit Tigers Spring Training, and Safari Wilderness.