SCSO K9 Teams

Sergeant Shannon Snook

• 15-year veteran of Somerset County Government and
• Master’s Degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Graduated the Morris County Police Academy in 2015
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • International Association of Emergency Manager
  • Child Safety Seat Technician
  • Honor Guard Member
  • Field Training Officer
  • Police Training Commission Instructor
• Awards/Accomplishments
  • 2015 Somerset County Outstanding Woman of the Year Award
  • 2018 NJ Boy Scouts of America Tribute to Woman Award
  • 2019 Sheriff Recognition Award
  • 2019 Union County Narcotic Competition; 2nd place
  • 2021 United States Police Canine Association Nationals; 2nd place
  • 2021 Middlesex Township PD Merit Award for K9 Track
  • 2021 New Jersey Narcotic Officers Recognition Award
• K9 Basilone: Narcotics and Patrol (German Shepherd)
  • New Jersey State Police K9 Academy, 2019
  • Union County Sheriff’s K9 Academy, 2017
  • United States Police K9 Association Certification

• 20-year veteran of Somerset County Government and resident of Mercer
• Graduated the Somerset County Police Academy in 2002
• K9 Patriot: Narcotics (Labrador Retriever)
  • Port Authority Police K9 Academy, 2022
  • United States Police K9 Association Certification

Sheriff’s Officer Daniel Soffer 

• 6-year veteran of Somerset County Government and resident of Somerset
• Bachelor’s Degree from Montclair University
• Graduated from the Passaic County Corrections Academy in 2016
  • Correctional Response Team Member
• 2019 Sheriff Recognition Award
• K9 Caesar: Narcotics and Patrol (German Shepherd)
  • Bergen County Sheriff’s K9 Academy, 2021
  • Union County Sheriff’s K9 Academy, 2022

• 1-year veteran of Somerset County Government and resident of Essex
• Firefighter
• Obtained 90 credits from Kaplan University
• Graduated from the Essex County Police Academy in 2015
• K9 Anna: Narcotics (German Shepherd)
  • Middlesex County Sheriff’s K9 Academy, 2022
• K9 Benning: Explosives/Tracking (German Shepherd)
  • Middlesex County Sheriff’s K9 Academy, 2022

Sheriff’s Officer Edward Pawlick

• 1-year veteran of Somerset County Government and resident of Hunterdon
• Firefighter
• Bachelor’s Degree from University of New Haven
• Graduated from the Department of Justice Investigator Course in 2013
• Graduated from the Mercer County Basic Police Academy in 2023
• K9 McGinley: Explosives and Patrol
  • New Jersey State Police K9 Academy, 2018