Scent kits - What are they and how do they work?

For people diagnosed with a memory disorder or family members
caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease, the dangers of
wandering and getting lost are a major concern.


The Orange County Sheriff's Office offers free Scent Preservation
Kits to pre-collect and preserve a person’s unique scent ahead of
time giving responding K-9 Units a head start during a search
with an uncontaminated scent article. 


In this episode, Corporal Kyle Ramsey and Deputy Angie Keller
talk about how the scent kits work and their usefulness in
finding a missing person. 


To pick up a free Scent Evidence K-9 Collection Kit from the
Orange County Sheriff’s Office, come to our Central Operations
Building, 2500 W. Colonial Drive, and enter
the lobby that faces Colonial Drive. The lobby hours are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.