Dutch police recruit rat detectives to sniff out crime

by Larra Morris

Derrick, Thomson and Thompson, Magnum, and Poirot are the newest recruits at a Dutch police department. These Rotterdam rats have been trained to keep the streets clean and are expected to save the police both time and money.

Police inspector Monique Hamerslag is in charge of the project, which is overseen by Mark Wiebes, head of the police “innovation” center. In a statement to AFP, Wiebes said, “As far as we know we’re the first in the world to train rats to be used in police investigations.”
via Ars Technica

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Dutch police recruit rat detectives to sniff out crime

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