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The West Fargo Police Department has four officers and their canine partners assigned to this specialized unit. The K-9s handle all areas of regular patrol work, but are available for specialized roles such as:
The K-9 Unit goes through ongoing training to maintain and improve skills. Some of the dogs are cross-trained to specialize in more than one area. The West Fargo Police Department currently has one German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois cross, one Belgian Malinois and a Labrador mix.
When not at work, the K-9s live with their handlers and are a part of their families.
Handler: Officer Brock Ackerman
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Age: 16-months old
Country of origin: Holland
Handler: Officer Matthew Oldham
Breed: German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois
Age: 18-months old
Country of origin: United States
Handler: Officer Bobbi Jo Nobles
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Age: 19-months old
Country of origin: Netherlands
Handler: School Resource Officer Todd Pearson
Breed: Labrador mix
Age: 14-months old
Country of origin: United States
Handler: School Resource Officer Dora Roll
Breed: Goldendoodle
Age: 9-months old
Country of origin: United States
On Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, West Fargo Police Department’s K-9 ToSti passed away unexpectedly due to an unforeseen medical emergency while off duty.
K-9 ToSti was a 7-year-old Dutch Shepherd from Holland. K-9 ToSti joined the West Fargo Police Department in November 2015 and was paired with handler Officer Ben Orr. K-9 ToSti was deployed over 800 times for tasks including narcotic detection, suspect tracking, building searches and article recovery.