Police dogs, often referred to as K9s or K-9s, are specially trained to assist law enforcement officers in tasks ranging from tracking suspects and detecting narcotics to locating missing persons.

WOODS CROSS — The Woods Cross Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9 police dog who helped locate missing children and track down individuals wanted by law enforcement, the agency ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. One person is dead after a Saturday night exchange of gunfire near Interstate 5 that also killed a police dog, ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Two dogs are dead after a traffic stop turns into a dangerous situation for a Rockford police K-9, officers say. Around 8 p.m. officers say they tried to stop a vehicle in the ...

COLUMBIA — When Zaid Abdullah first met K-9 Wick, he knew the Belgian Malinois mix was going to protect him fearlessly. “The first day that I got him, I stayed at a hotel near the training grounds ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Monticello Police Department says it won’t be able to make its training K9 an official police dog. Monticello Police Chief Britt Smith said Tuesday that Bozi, a ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A Rockford Police K-9 is recovering after being attacked by loose dogs while assisting police after a traffic stop involving teens charged with weapons and drug offenses. Rockford ...

A San Diego police K-9 was injured during a SWAT standoff after officers deployed the dog to arrest a suspect barricaded in an apartment. Police said the suspect, wanted for allegedly striking a woman ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- K9 Roam, the Colorado Springs police dog who had his leg amputated this month, is dealing with an infection, his handler says. According to his handler, the infection ...