Quincy K9 soon to join the force
EMRY DINMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 9 months AGO
QUINCY — Grant County is about to get its newest four-legged officer — and she’s going to be the second female canine on the force.
K9 Sara, who’s about a year old, will be joining the Quincy Police Department next week, said Police Chief Kieth Siebert, and will be the county’s first narcotics detection dog. Her handler will be Officer Mike Stump, who has been with the department for about three years, Siebert added.
Unlike patrol dogs, which are trained to track and bite suspects and are more common in Grant County, Sara will be focused on taking a bite out of the local drug trade. Other than Sara, the nearest narcotics detection dog is in Kittitas County, Siebert said.
“I attribute almost every crime we have with drugs and alcohol, and for us to be able to take a large portion of the narcotics out of Quincy will help overall,” Siebert said in a Wednesday interview.
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