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Officer Navarro says K‑9 Elvis helped seize fentanyl and meth in 11‑month program update
Summary
Officer Navarro updated the council on the city K‑9 program, reporting 20 deployments since inception, 11 detection calls, and seizures including about 103 grams of fentanyl and roughly 370 units of methamphetamine through September; he emphasized the dog’s role in evidence recovery and public safety.
Officer Navarro updated the Los Alamitos City Council on the city’s K‑9 program on Oct. 21, describing deployments and recent narcotics seizures.
Navarro, who introduced K‑9 Elvis during the presentation, said the program has logged 20 calls for service and assists over the past 11 months, including 11 detection deployments and 17 patrol assists. "We seized a little over 370 of methamphetamine," Navarro said, adding that the total is through September, and reported "103 grams of fentanyl." He warned about fentanyl’s lethality and stressed the dog’s role in locating narcotics and people hidden in confined spaces.
Navarro said the K‑9 unit has reduced paperwork and improved officer safety by encouraging surrenders rather than physical confrontation. "There’s things that dogs can do that humans can’t," he said, describing the dog’s ability to search crevices and detect odor where officers might otherwise be at risk.
The presentation framed the K‑9 program as a tactical and investigative tool rather than a standalone enforcement policy; Navarro credited collaboration with requesting agencies and said he has assisted multiple jurisdictions. The council did not take formal action on the program during the meeting.
The council heard the report as part of a rearranged agenda and moved on to other items after thanking Navarro for the update.
