After six years with the Warsaw Police Department, K-9 Pako is retiring due to ongoing medical issues. Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker announced Pako’s retirement to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning noting the purebred German Shepherd just recently underwent medical treatments and is recuperating but will not be able to …read more.

A Warsaw Police Officer escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when his squad car was hit by another vehicle. Initially, witnesses told StaceyPageOnline.com that the officer involved was Allen Danko and his K9 partner, Pako. According to a police accident report provided by Warsaw Police Department today, however, WPD Officer Jason Dobbins, 43, was the driver of the …read more.

On average, Warsaw Police Department’s K9 officers are utilized 280 times each year. Usages are necessary in both Warsaw and other areas of the county and, according to WPD Chief Scott Whitaker, the department’s need for canine backup is only increasing. “The average service life of a police K9 is 9 to 10 years,” Whitaker …read more.