Police hope to expand K-9 force with 2nd dog

Brookings Police Department’s drug detection dog Charger is doing a great job, but police are looking to take a bigger bite out of crime by giving him a canine counterpart – a German shepherd-type dog trained to protect officers.

A fundraising golf tournament to raise money to purchase and maintain such a dog is scheduled for Sept. 18. Meanwhile, the department will continue to rely on Charger as their number one tool in regional anti-drug efforts.

Meet Charger

Charger is a bouncy, friendly four-year-old black Labrador retriever handled by Officer Dustin Watson.

On Aug. 4, at the request of the Oregon State Police, Charger and Watson discovered 4 pounds of marajuana in a car on Highway 101.

It’s far from the first drug bust Charger and Watson have made.

“We have seized marijuana, methamphetamine and hashish,” Watson said.

Charger has also found syringes and metal and glass pipes.

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