A Puyallup dog owners association has donated $15,000 to its local police K-9 unit.
A Puyallup dog owners association has donated $15,000 to its local police K-9 unit.
Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers made the donation Monday after learning about the death of K-9 officer Chance and the cost of replacing and training police dogs. The 6-year-old German shepherd died unexpectedly during a routine medical procedure last month.
The group gave a check to police Chief Bryan Jeter at a ceremony attended by other K-9 officers and their handlers.
A Puyallup police dog led officers to a wanted felon hiding beneath a mobile home porch early this morning.
Puyallup police are asking for the public’s held in identifying a man wanted for stealing a Children’s Miracle Network donation bin.
From the catch-up file:
KENNEWICK -- Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg is considering changing the department's K-9 program by adding a drug-sniffing dog to the roster.
The Tri-Cities' first fully certified narcotics dog would help Kennewick police have a greater affect on drug-related violence, Hohenberg said.
The canine program has been around since 1987, and the needs of the force are changing. A dog that could detect narcotics would benefit the entire region, Hohenberg said.
The state Department of Corrections office in Puyallup was evacuated this morning after a woman called in a bomb threat, police said.
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