K-9 Program

Olmsted County Sheriff's Office
and
Rochester Police Department
Joint Canine Unit
The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office graduated its first dog from the St. Paul Police K9 Academy in June of 1994.
In 2000 the K9 unit became a joint unit with the Rochester Police Department.
The unit currently consists of a total of eleven teams:
Chief Deputy Mark Darnell -K9 Liberty
Sgt. Brian Howard – K9 Matrix
Deputy Chris Wallace – K9 Kilo
Deputy Rich Carmack – K9 Cash
Deputy Kelly Lee – K9 Vito
Deputy Mark Baron – K9 Rocket
Chief Deputy Mark Darnell – K9 Liberty
Sgt. Mike Drees – K9 Chase
Officer Craig Sammon – K9 Keegan
Officer James Bradley – K9 Jake
Officer James Logan – K9 Britt
The K9 unit is under the supervision of Chief Deputy Darnell.
We are proud of the service that they provide to our community.