Drug dog added to Sheriff’s Department arsenal

The newest member of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department might be the most excited to fight crime.

With his tongue hanging out, panting set on overdrive, and a motivation to sniff every deputy who walked by, Macy “Mace” Brown made his first visit last week to a department that has not had a drug sniffing/human tracking dog in six years.

Sheriff Mick Fink named the chocolate lab after the street his department is located on and the color of a deputy’s uniform.

When Lenore C. Hutter died in 2002, she left the Sheriff’s Department $50,000 for use in its K-9 program. Then Sheriff Gary Pucker placed the money in an account at the Fond du Lac County Treasurer’s Office. The accrued interest of more than $18,000 will pay the $5,000 price tag for Mace and his training.

Fink said the original $50,000 will remain untouched and he does not anticipate a need to reach into the tax levy to pay for Mace’s care.

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