K9 Bane
K9 Bane is a two-year-old German Shepherd from the Czech Republic who was selected from Shallow Creek Kennel located in Pennsylvania. After testing and evaluation, Officer Watson chose his new K-9 partner in January of 2022 after having to retire his previous K9 due to medical complications. Upon arriving back in Arnold, K9 Bane was immediately “imprinted” on illegal narcotic odors by associating the smells with his favorite toy at the time, a white terry cloth towel. Since that time, Officer Watson and K9 Bane have been trained and certified as a “Narcotic Detection Team” by the North American Police Work Dog Association to locate methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. Officer Watson and K9 Bane are trained in tracking to help locate missing or lost children, as well as criminals that are accused of a felonious crime within our jurisdiction or neighboring jurisdictions. Similar to tracking, K9 Bane is also trained in article location to aid fellow officers in finding lost items or items of evidentiary nature that may contain a human odor during a criminal investigation, open area search, suspect apprehension, aggression control, and handler protection. K9 Bane has proven to be an incredible asset to the Arnold Police Department and the City of Arnold as a whole in just the short amount of time he has been with us.
K9 Handler Watson, DSN 131
K9 Fado
K9 Fado and I have been a team since September 2018. Fado is a 5-year-old German Shephard acquired from Little Rock Canine Academy in Arkansas. Fado is a well-tempered dog, friendly and social. He’s so much more than just my work partner, he’s a toy loving, circle running, lap sitting, kiss giving, best friend. Fado knows the difference of when it is time to work and when it’s time to go home. Fado is certified in narcotics, aggression, tracking, and obedience. Fado protects the public, officers, and his handler. I don’t think of Fado as “another tool on my belt”, he is a living, breathing, and best partner I could ask for. I’ll have his back and he will always have mine. We have a bond that no one can break.
K9 Handler Herold, DSN 141