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Sheriff’s office highlights expanded K-9 unit, in‑house handler training and drug seizures
Summary
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office presented its K‑9 program to the commission, describing 8 dogs, new in‑house handler certification, hundreds of deployments and multi‑million dollar contraband interdictions since 2023.
Sheriff’s office leaders briefed the Baldwin County Commission on May 6 about the county’s expanding K‑9 unit, in‑house handler training and recent operational results.
Sheriff speakers said the unit currently fields eight dogs across dual-purpose and single-purpose teams. The office reported 467 K‑9 deployments since 2023, including 357 detection deployments and 10 patrol deployments; officers…
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