( KRON ) — The Fremont Police Department has added a new police K9 to its ranks.
Officer Rusty is trained to sniff out explosives, gunshot residue, guns and ammo.
“We’re proud to introduce the newest members of Fremont PD’s K9 Unit,” Fremont PD said. “… On his very first day at work, he helped detectives locate a handgun during an investigation.
K9 Rusty joins K9 Nala as the department’s second bomb-sniffing dog. With the addition of Rusty, Fremont PD now has enough K9s to handle explosives detection seven days a week, which the department said will help reduce gun violence…