PCSD handler who lost her K-9 back at work

PCSD handler who lost her K-9 back at work

A Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy and K-9 handler, who lost her dog and then lied about it is back at work. Handler Kimberly Austin reported that her partner K-9, Daemen went missing from her home in June of 2024. 24 hours later, a good Samaritan found him and turned him over to authorities. An internal investigative report on the matter, obtained by KGUN 9, showed inconsistencies that led the Pima County Sheriff's Department to open an …

Tea police triple annual hard drug seizures after adding K-9 to patrols

TEA, S.D. — Seizures of certain hard drugs more than tripled in Tea in 2024 after the department added a K-9 to its team. According to the Tea Police Department’s annual report, released Monday, March 17, law enforcement in the Sioux Falls suburb made 75 seizures of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and psilocybin mushrooms in 2024. That’s more than triple the 24 seizures the department made in 2023, and is credited, in part, to the department’s …