BAG, DUFFLE

Description: BAG, DUFFEL. TAN LEATHER BAG IS SOILED AND WORN THROUGHOUT. HEAVY DUTY METTAL ZIPPER. THERE ARE TWO SHOULDER STRAPS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BAG. ONE SIDE HAS A REDISH-TAN COLORED LEATHER PATCH WITH LEATHER TOOLING WORK IN WORN BLUE COLORING MARKED "ZORKO...P.S.D." THE OTHER SIDE HAS A SIMILAR PATCH ATTACHED TO A POCKET MARKED, "B. KAYE, L.C.P.F." ONE SIDE OF THE BAG HAS A PIECE OF LEATHER SEWN TO IT THAT HAS BEEN FOLDED OVER TO PRODUCE A SLEEVE.

History: ACCORDING TO INSPECTOR BILL KAYE, HE USED THIS BAG IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS POLICE SERVICE DOG ZORKO. IT WAS USED TO CARRY DOG SUPPLIES AND WAS ISSUED BY THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE (LPF). HE SAID "I ALWAYS CARRIED THE BAG WITH ME IN MY PERSONAL VEHICLE... IF WE GOT CALLED AT HOME I WOULD OFTEN GO RIGHT FROM HOME TO WHERE WE WERE NEEDED SO YOU HAD YOUR TOOLS WITH YOU BASICALLY. YOU HAD THEM WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES." THE BAG USUALLY HELD THE SIX FOOT LEASH AND THE BRUSH AND MAYBE SOME OTHER LEASHES. THE BAGS WERE MADE AND PERSONALIZED BY A SMALL LEATHER MAKER. OFFICERS IN THE CANINE UNIT ARE STILL ISSUED BAGS TODAY ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT RESEMBLE THE ONE USED BY KAYE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF ZORKO AND THE CANINE UNIT SEE P20080008001. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE PERMANENT FILE.