Janet Crease - Arson investigations - background

Janet can be contacted on her email: dogwoman@tpg.com.au

Dogs trained in detection of petroleum based accelerants and handled by Janet Crease in Arson / Fraud Investigation

Reference from Tony Cafe regarding arson investigations

To whom this may concern

I am a forensic scientist who for the last 20 years have investigated and researched the causes of fires. I conducted a Master's thesis which researched the chemistry of accelerants and their subsequent laboratory detection at trace levels

I first met Janet Crease 20 years ago and I was impressed with her enthusiasm and knowledge of accelerants and sniffer dogs. Janet was the first person to train and use an accelerant dog in Australia. Since that time I have used her dogs at many fire scenes with outstanding success. We keep in regular contact to share our knowledge and I consider Janet and her dogs the best in Australia

Her dogs are extremely well trained and very athletic which is important when scanning large fire scenes for trace levels of accelerants. Janet has a good understanding of the chemistry and physics of accelerants which is very important when training accelerant dogs.

I have no hesitation in recommending Janet's services and I consider her a person of considerable talent and integrity. She is a wealth of knowledge and I always learn from her

TONY CAFE
B.Appl.Sc., M.Appl.Sc.
Chartered Chemist, M.R.A.C.I.

Reference from Warren Day regarding location of missing and deceased persons

24 Plateau Parade
Blaxland 2774
N.S.W.

12 July 1995

To whom it may concern.

Subject. The use of trained dogs to locate missing persons and deceased humans.

I wish to support the proposal that Janet Crease be given permission to use her trained dogs for the searching of missing persons and deceased persons within N.S.W National Parks.

For some 28 Years until my retirement in 1992 I was a member of the N.S.W. Police attached to the Physical Evidence Section. Over the years I have had   experience in the searching for the location of deceased humans using other Police and volunteers. Usually this method has been time consuming and a costly exercise.

Janet has dogs trained to detect human odours to a far greater sensitivity than the human nose. This attribute is very environmentally friendly, in that large bodies of searchers are not needed, thereby reducing damage to the bushland. It is cost effective, in that searching parties can be reduced to a minimum. Dogs are also efficient, which may be the determining factor between life and death of the elderly who wander into the bush and become lost and confused.

Yours sincerely,
Warren F.W. Day

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