Results tagged “k9unit”

• Seattle's famed musician Dave Matthews is never too good for a ride around Green Lake. He's one with the locals, and we like that.
• Powerball no more. That means, no bouncing balls spinning in a bubble, no cheesy ball reader wearing sequins, and no additional $12 million for the state of Washington.

Snohomish City Council has more budget cuts to make and tonight they will decide if the police department's drug-sniffing dog Dixie will have to pack up all her toys, rawhides, and move on to a new home. The crime-fighting Dixie is a 7-year-old shepherd-collie that costs the city $16,000 a year(!) in vet bills, dog food, grooming, kennel, and training costs. For three years, Dixie has been a dedicated "officer" sniffing out drugs and even $25,000 of drug money, but as an older dog with few working years left, she is a prime four-legged candidate to get a pink slip. Her K-9 counterpart Kizar, a young German shepherd trained to track fleeing criminals, will stay on the force for now.

A future firefighter, of course. Or rather, someone who had hoped to become a firefighter, because this guy can pretty much kiss his firefighting and law enforcement career goodbye. An 18-year-old trainee with the Bucoda Fire Department stole and totaled the small town's only ambulance early Saturday morning.