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Bartlett accepts donated K9 trained to detect electronic storage devices and approves $100,000 impound‑lot grant
Summary
The board accepted a donated, trained police dog valued at $25,000 to assist investigations involving electronic storage and approved a $100,000 Shelby County grant to resurface the police impound lot; the dog was introduced to the board after the vote.
The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen on June 23 accepted a donated, fully trained police dog and approved a fiscal amendment to spend a $100,000 Shelby County grant on resurfacing the police impound lot.
Finance Director Dick Feebas told the board that the Jordan Detection K9 rescue donated the dog, identified by the department as Sergeant Data, and that the in‑kind donation was assigned a value of $25,000. Feebas presented Resolution 24‑26 to accept the donation and the board moved forward with the item; the meeting record shows the city then welcomed Sergeant Data to the department.
At the meeting a speaker described Sergeant Data as a female dog trained to detect electronic storage devices and said the department plans to use the animal in investigations, including cases involving child exploitation; that operational explanation was given by police staff during the introduction.
Separately, the board passed Resolution 25‑26 to amend the FY26 capital improvement fund for a police project after Feebas said the city received a $100,000 grant from Shelby County to be used for impound‑lot resurfacing. The clerk recorded the resolution as passing 5–0.
The board did not provide a detailed schedule for deployment of the K9; staff indicated the dog will support search warrants and electronic‑evidence detection work and that additional operational details will come from the police department.
