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Redmond Police introduce K9 Chewbacca as patrol support
Summary
Officer Zach Perkins introduced K9 Chewbacca and described the dog’s training, duties and deployments as part of a City of Redmond community update.
Officer Zach Perkins of the Redmond Police Department introduced his patrol partner, K9 Chewbacca, during the City of Redmonds weekly City News Now update on June 30.
Perkins said, "Chewy is a 5 year old German shepherd who joined the Redmond Police Department in 2023." He described the pairs role as supporting patrol units "for responses to serious crimes and when a suspect is present or has fled the scenes." Perkins added that the team can be deployed to "track, conduct area and evidence searches, or support crime prevention programs and community events."
Perkins provided deployment and training figures: "Chewbacca and I have completed more than 1000 hours of training together, deployed on over a 100 patrol calls, and have assisted in capturing 24 criminal suspects." The remarks were part of a recorded City News Now segment rather than a public meeting or formal police report.
The segment did not include operational details such as the dates of deployments, specific incidents, or departmental policy on K9 deployment limits. Those items were not specified in the broadcast.
