Our WCSO K9’s will be at Consign Furniture in Reno this coming Saturday to meet with the fine people of our county. Come by and see us between 10 am and 2 pm. Get photos, have a cool drink from Java Ship Coffee, and check out the K9 Partners booth for shirts, hats, and K9 mugs.
Thank you to Channel 8 KOLO CARES for giving us a push this morning with this dog’s-eye video. We are proud to be a Pillar Partner.
Drop by and say hello on Saturday! Consign Furniture is at 6865 Sierra Center Pkwy #200.
…for September 11th and our fun Meet and Greet event sponsored by Consign Furniture of Reno and Tahoe. Starting an 10 am and running until 2 pm, we’ll be set up at their Reno store, 6865 Sierra Center Pkwy #200. We’re delighted to announce that Java Ship Coffee will be bringing their food truck to serve fabulous drinks.
Some of our Washoe County Sheriff’s Department K9s will be there, subject to availability, along with their deputy partners for you to meet. Bring your camera or smart phones to get your photo with our handsome K9s. The deputies will be happy to answer your questions.
K9 Partners will have a booth set up with our tee shirts, hats, and K9 mugs. Check out our bargain bin for tee shirt deals. We’ll have all the released mugs, so take this opportunity to pick up any mugs you haven’t gotten yet or get them all to date.
Then, slip on over to Java Ship and pick up a cool, refreshing drink. Check out their menu here: https://javashipcoffee.com/menu
And if you’re looking for a great buy on furniture, stroll through Consign’s excellent offerings.
K9 Partners is deeply grateful for the support from Consign Furniture. And we love the participation from our communities. Thank you.
Did you know K9 Partners bought a drone for the K9 Unit to help them located and catch elusive suspects safely? We did. K9 Partners was mentioned in this release from the Washoe Country Sheriff’s Department. Your donation money at work.
Within 24 hours of alerting the public to be vigilant, our community members and law enforcement officers worked together. Now, the person of interest sought in connection to a shooting, and the suspect in an attempted catalytic converter theft is in custody.
PRESS RELEASE: Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K9, Patrol deputies arrest person of interest sought in Cold Springs shooting, attempted catalytic converter theft
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies and members of the K9 Unit arrested Dustin Dewey shortly before 8:30 a.m. on August 28, 2021, thanks to alert residents in the Red Rock area.
Multiple community members called Washoe County dispatch at 7:00 a.m. to report a suspicious person fitting Dewey’s description in the area.
Nearly a dozen Washoe County Sheriff’s Office personnel were sent to the neighborhood.
Dustin Dewey was located utilizing a drone assigned to the K9 Unit and donated by Washoe County K9 Partners. The Sheriff’s Office employs state of the art technology whenever possible to ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel and members of our community. The drone located Dewey in the open space between Red Rock Road and the Red Rock Pits, about 100 yards away from residences on Pathfinder Drive.
Dewey was in possession of a gun. He was taken into custody without incident.
At this time Dewey is charged with one felony count of eluding; one felony count of attempted vehicle burglary; one felony count of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit; and one misdemeanor count of leaving the scene of an accident. This is an active investigation, and more charges are pending.
Boomer was the odd ball on the K9 team. He’s a handsome hound dog, a Vizsla breed originating from Hungary. He is now retired, but did a great job while he was on the WCSO team. We are honoring his service with a mug since he was active for over five months of the year. Our For Kids page has other pictures and activities featuring our dog of the month, so check it out.
Our amazing sponsors and partners over at Consign Furniture Reno–Lake Tahoe now have the mugs for August! Head on over there to get your 5th mug for a donation of only $10!! Consign Furniture is located at 6865 Sierra Center Pkwy, Ste 200 Reno, NV 89511. Many thanks to them for all their help with our Mug Shots event and all they do for us all year long!
Limited Numbers!
To see the mug, go to our Mug Shots page. We have chosen not to sell the mug through the website since we have a limited number of K9 Boomer mugs. Once all of them are gone, we will not be ordering more. So visit Consign Furniture to get your mug soon!
Don’t have all the mugs to date? If you haven’t gotten the Collector Mugs for July featuring Ava or the ones for April, featuring Jett, May, featuring Kyago or June, featuring Zeke, you can grab those as well. If you’d like to order ahead of time and pick up one of these mugs at Consign later, please go to the Mug Shots page.
Upcoming Event! Mark Your Calendars!
Speaking of Consign Furniture. They will be hosting a Meet and Greet for the WCSO K9s on September 11, 2021. See more information soon on our Events page, our Facebook page, and in blog posts here.
From the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office:
A K9 Unit tradition: Today the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office K9 Team, along with members of the Northern Nevada Interdiction Task Force including Reno Police officers, surprised WCSO Sergeant Sam Van Der Wall.
Sgt. Van Der Wall recently promoted, and his K9 partner, Boomer, retired. They leave pretty big paws to fill as the Van Der Wall-Boomer duo had some amazing busts getting drugs off the streets of Northern Nevada.
Today, the team held a surprise ceremony and gifted Sgt. Van Der Wall these plaques.
Many thanks to KOLOCares and KOLO 8 News Now for the great story about our Mug Shot for July and our DOM (dog of the month), Ava! We are pleased and proud to be included in KOLO’s Pillar Partners program! Click here to read the article or scan the QR block below with your phone.
It’s that time again!! Who is excited to see our July Mug Shot?! This month we feature the lovely Ava!! Ava is our only girl on the team and she has some serious girl power!!
Our amazing sponsors and partners over at Consign Furniture Reno-Lake Tahoe now have the mugs for July! Head on over there to get your 4th mug for a donation of only $10!! If you haven’t yet got the Mug for April, featuring Jett, May, featuring Kyago or June, featuring Zeke, you can grab those as well.
Consign Furniture is located at 6865 Sierra Center Pkwy, Ste 200 Reno, NV 89511. Big thanks go out to them for all their help with our Mug Shots event and all they do for us all year long!
If you’d like to order ahead of time and pick up your mug at Consign later, please go here and order your mugs for your donation.
Check out and download the fantastic coloring pages done by our resident, talented artist Breanne Craig!! You can see and commission her work over at The Rustic Grove . Thank you for your support!!
Tomorrow is the release day for our July K9 mug. It’s not a secret; it’s Ava! The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office leaked the information about a week ago. Check back tomorrow to find out how to get your K9 Ava Mug.
Check out this cool video posted by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department with some highlights from Saturday’s event. If you went, this will refresh your memories. If you missed it, here’s a chance to see a little of what you missed. Maybe next year?
Lithia Reno Subaru presented this fantastic donation of $35,079 during the Barks and Badges event on Saturday, June 26th! This is a wonderful donation through their Subaru Share the Love Event . K9 Partners is thrilled and grateful to be a recipient of this money. Without the support of our community and the businesses in the Reno-Sparks area, we would not be able to provide everything needed for our Washoe County K9s to allow them to do the great job they do for the entire county.
Thank you to Chip Ciciovan and his great team at Lithia Reno Subaru and the national Share the Love program from Subaru for supporting our efforts for our K9s. You help to make so much possible for us!
