K-9
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has one of the oldest continuously-operating K-9 units in the United States.
Currently, the LVMPD K-9 Detail has 21 officers (including three sergeants) and 21 patrol dogs, trained to locate human scent. These dogs search for suspects, lost victims, and evidence that suspects may have discarded. Seven are European bred German Shepherds, one Dutch Shepherd, and 13 are Belgian Malinois.
LVMPD has 15 detection dogs, nine are narcotic detector dogs which are trained to locate marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin. They use hunting breeds such as Springer Spaniels and Labrador Retrievers. They also have six explosive detector dogs used to locate various explosives. In addition to the dogs assigned to K-9, LVMPD has six other narcotic detector dogs. Five of these dogs are assigned to the Narcotics Detail, Interdiction Team. They have one Springer Spaniel, and a Black and Yellow Labrador. The sixth is assigned to the Resident Section, Laughlin, and is a Black Labrador.
Fallen K-9 Officers
| K-9 | Unit | Partner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | Explosives Dog | Tom Moore |
| Ben | Explosives Dog | Duwayne Layton |
| Apollo | Patrol Dog | John Jenkins |
| Roscoe | Narcotics Dog | Scott Murray |
| Fred | Patrol Dog | DuWayne Layton |
| Rudy | Patrol Dog | Mel English and Darren Garness |
| Winston | Narcotics Dog | Eric Kerns and Danny Southwell |
| Breston | Patrol Dog | Steve Junge |
| Rudi | Patrol Dog | John Jenkins |
| Duke | Narcotics Dog | Mike Horn and Mike Blasko |
| Dak | Patrol Dog | Mike Horn and Mike Campbell |
| Danny | Patrol Dog | Frank Sorrentino |
| Clyde | Explosives Dog | Duwayne Layton and Jay Carlson |
| Cigan | Patrol Dog | Rory Tuggle |
| Buddy | Patrol Dog | John Jenkins |
| Ex | Patrol Dog | Pat Barry, Bob Hindi, and Robert Johnson |
| Laslo | Patrol Dog | Jay Carlson |
| Moss | Explosives Dog | Jay Carlson |
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