K9 Unit

Welcome to the Shawnee K9 Unit. 

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K9 Marx

Police Canine Marx is a Belgian Malinois and started his tenure with the Shawnee Police Department in February 2018. After an eight-week basic training course with Officer Shaun Arnold, Marx was certified with the National Police Canine Association in narcotics detection and patrol skills. 

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K9 Grim

Police Canine Grim is also a Belgian Malinois. Grim joined the unit in 2016 after the Shawnee Police Department was awarded a grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation. Grim attended the eight week basic training course with Officer Ryan Skinner, completing the National Police Canine Association curriculum for explosives detection and patrol skills. K9 Grim received first place in explosives detection at the 2017 Heartland Police Police Canine Trials.

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K9 Draco

Police Canine Draco is a Belgian Malinois and started his tenure with the Shawnee Police Department in February 2020. After an eight-week basic training course with Officer JD Moore, Draco was certified with the National Police Canine Association in narcotics detection and patrol skills.