Noun
K-9 (plural K-9s)
Alternative spelling of K9.
According to the department’s policy manual, an officer may deploy a K-9 if a suspect poses a danger to the public or an officer, has the potential to flee, or based on the “degree of resistance or threatened resistance, if any, the subject has shown.” Source: Internet
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office K-9 helped deputies make a meth bust Wednesday morning after a traffic stop near La Pine. Source: Internet
"After a 500-meter foot chase, the suspect was apprehended by K-9 CETO, arrested and taken into custody." Source: Internet
A K-9 unit was on site assisting with the search, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. Source: Internet
A Pierce County man has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against a Lakewood police K-9 handler and his supervisors, claiming the officer set his dog, K-9 Rock, on him after he had been taken into custody following a domestic dispute in 2017. Source: Internet
During the course of the stop, K-9 Lasso alerted on the vehicle for the presence of narcotics, and a subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of two syringes and a spoon that contained suspected methamphetamine residue. Source: Internet