Crime & Safety

Meet The New Police K9 Team

They are the second team on the department with Rusty's specialized capability, spreading coverage across the entire week.

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​​Officer Narro and K9 Rusty, trained to sniff-out explosive materials and gunshot residue.
​​Officer Narro and K9 Rusty, trained to sniff-out explosive materials and gunshot residue. (Fremont Police Department)

FREMONT, CA — The Fremont Police Department has a new K-9 team.

Rusty, who is trained to detect explosive materials and gunshot residue, and his partner Officer Narro.

On his first day at work, Rusty helped detectives locate a handgun during an investigation.

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Rusty is the department's second explosives detection dog, joining K-9 Nala.

The Fremont PD now has explosives-detection coverage 7 days a week.

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