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A local middle school student wrapped up his school year by helping out the Washoe County Sheriff's Office K9 unit.
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The competition between northern Nevada K9 units happened at Fuji Park, and competition events included detection, patrol and obstacle/ability.
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The public is invited to come and meet the K9 unit for Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
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The competition consisted of three courses, Detection, Patrol, and Obstacle/Agility.
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This week's Someone 2 Know is an organization formed in 2016 to support the K9 unit for Washoe County Sheriff's Office.
The Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) says they've welcomed a new K9 unit on Friday. They said Lobo, a three-year-old German Shepherd, graduated from training and joined them as an explosives detection K9.
The Nye County Sheriff's Office says they arrested two men on October 17 in Tonopah for possession of methamphetamine.
The Sparks Police Department reports that a man is in custody after an hours-long standoff at a residence on Marracco Drive and East Prater Way. The suspect had multiple warrants for drug related convictions and one for assault with a deadly weapon.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office will swear in a special, new officer in May, as their K9 Unit grows from eight officers, to nine. This was only made possible with a generous contribution from Washoe County K9 Partners.
Washoe County's K9 officers help solve crimes every day. The dogs, partnered with deputies, are often the first to enter the most dangerous of situations. So, what does it takes to train and protect these four-legged law enforcers?