The Belgian Malinois &
German Shepherd are used
in the Austin, Texas
K-9 Patrol Unit
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The Austin Police Department's K-9 Patrol Unit
is comprised of seven police officers, seven
dogs, and one sergeant. Each police canine is
paired with an officer and lives at home with that
officer as part of the family.
Please Note: K-9 Crime Fighters is an independent organization that supports working
dogs and is not affiliated with the Austin, Texas Police Department.
K-9 Crime Fighters
"K-9 Crime Fighters Supports the Safety and Humane Training of the Police
Dogs in the Austin, Texas Police Department's K-9 Patrol Unit"
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Last Updated May 30, 2008
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- K-9 Patrol Sgt. Fitzgerald moves to Motors
(motorcycles) and is replaced by Sgt. David
New.
- New Page Meet Harley, Liberty Hill's Police
Dog!
- New Handler! Welcome to new handler Mike
Rauert who has taken recently promoted
Det. White's place (whose dog Bandit retired
to live him). Mike is in training and will be
partnered with a new K-9 in the coming
months.
- Sadly, retired K-9 Stuka has passed away
recently after a long, great life. He worked 7
years as a police K-9, then retired and lived
with his former handler and his family. He
was over 14 years old. Ofc. Davenport has
just shared some stories about Stuka and
will be sharing pictures soon.
- Updates: Zeke's Page Photos - Page 5
Draco's Page Vuk's Page
