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.

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.

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!

In addition to the new edition of 2021 T-shirts for adults, we will have really cute new shirts for the children in all sizes. Take a look at these. Aren’t they the cutest things ever?

You can find these shirts and the adult-sized shirts (pictures not available yet) at the K9 Partners booth at Barkley Ranch this Saturday, June 26.

We will also have the three released K9 mugs for sale. If you haven’t started your collection of our dog Mug Shots, you can do it now.

Remember: All profits from any sales from the booth go to support the training and equipment for our WCSO K9s.

Available now!! Our Mug Shot for June!! Introducing K9 Zeke!! Isn’t he handsome?!

Our amazing sponsors and partners over at Consign Furniture Reno-Lake Tahoe now have the mugs for June! Head on over there to get your 3rd mug for a donation of only $10!!

If you haven’t yet got the Mug for April, featuring Jett, or May, featuring Kyago 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, you can go to our page here: www.k9partners.org and order your mugs for your donation. While you are there, 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!!