Successful Mutual Aid K9 Deployment (Photo) - 09/27/23

On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office’s K9 team Deputy Z. Akin and K9 Ghost were participating in regional K9 training in the Albany, OR area when the Albany Police Department (Reference Albany PD Case #23-06037) were investigating an active commercial burglary of a gated storage unit complex located at 2887 Ferry St SW in Albany, OR. In the course of that investigation, 3 subjects fled the location on foot. Albany PD captured 1 subject quickly but requested assistance from the K9 teams in training to help locate the outstanding subjects. Deputy Akin / K9 Ghost deployed. Akin / Ghost picked up a scent north of the location where they had been searching and tracked the 2 subjects to another commercial building nearby and ultimately locate the subjects hiding under a loading dock. The subjects were challenged by Deputy Akin and K9 Ghost quickly surrendered to Albany PD officers on scene without resistance. For additional information, reference our case #23S-09389 and our Facebook.