Sheriff's Office » Specialty Units

K9 Unit

The Brown County Sheriff's Office is currently comprised of six K9 teams. 

• Four dual purpose teams are assigned to the Patrol Division and are trained in patrol tactics such as tracking, area searches for missing people or suspects, and protecting their handler. They are also trained to detect narcotics or explosives.
• Two single purpose teams are assigned to the Drug Task Force and specialize in the detection of narcotics.

The K9's are solely assigned and reside at home with their handler and their families. 
The K9's and their handlers are on call 24 hours a day 365 days a week.

Meet Brown County's K-9s and Their Handlers







K9 Murdock and Deputy Austin Lemberger
K9 Murdock is a dual purpose Belgian Malinois, born in 2013.
K9 Murdock is specialized in Patrol and Explosive Detection.
K9 Murdock is assigned to Deputy Lemberger who has been serving with
the Brown County Sheriff’s Office since 2007.





 






K9 Harli and Deputy Brock Sanborn
K9 Harli is a dual purpose German Shepherd, born in 2015.
K9 Harli is specialized in Patrol and Narcotics Detection.
K9 Harli is assigned to Deputy Sanborn who has been serving with the
Brown County Sheriff’s Office since 2014.








 



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K9 Dart and K9 Sasha
The Drug Task Force has two Belgian Malinois.
Both K9 Dart and K9 Sasha were born in 2015.
K9 Dart and K9 Sasha are handled by Narcotics Investigators







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In 2013, The Sheriff's Office received a donation of a statue to honor these great animals and their service to Brown County. Former Sheriff, John Gossage dedicated this memorial to the current and past K9s and their handlers. The statue now stands in front of the office on Development Drive as a tribute to their time standing guard for the citizenry.