Officer dogged by a dream

In hopes of following in the paw prints of her father, a Pueblo police officer is seeking help from the community to become a K-9 officer.

Mindy Mangel is seeking donations to expand the Pueblo Police Department’s K-9 unit. Police currently have one dog, which is used solely for drug investigations.

“We don’t have a dog on patrol and there are numerous times we have to call the sheriff’s office for a dog or one wasn’t available,” Mangel said. “This will be an all-purpose dog, a community dog.”

Mangel said she is trying to raise $9,000 by the end of November to buy a dog and for training, both for her and the K-9.

“It’s 9K for K-9,” the three-year officer said.

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