6 Labrador retrievers will be reporting the Metropolitan police divisions in West London next week, complete with number, after they have finished training to pick up the scent of human beings and lead to the police to them. Reporting with the dogs will be one sergeant 5 constables who have trained with dogs during the past 2 months at Imber court, Surrey, police training depot, and part of the dogs duties will be to go out on the beat in suburban London with the constables. The Labradors will have no aggressive duties to perform but will only be used to pick up scents and track in this down. 20 March 1947