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Council retires K9 «Auto»; ownership transferred to handler after nearly six years of service
Summary
The council approved a resolution retiring Puyallup Police Department K9 Auto and transferring ownership to the handler; Police Chief Scott Engel summarized Auto and handler deployments and seizures during the dog's career.
The Puyallup City Council on Oct. 7 approved a resolution retiring the department’s narcotics K9 known as Auto and transferring ownership to the officer who handled him.
Chief Scott Engel introduced the resolution and described the dog’s record before the council. ‘‘K9 Auto was a narcotics dog with his handler Officer Bond since 02/2019,’’ Engel said, and added the team deployed hundreds…
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