MIDDLETON, Wis. (WMTV) – From search and rescue to detection skills, K9 units are an important tool for police. However, across Wisconsin, public funding for police departments often does not cover all of the programming that they hope to have, such as K9 units.
“He’s really good at his job, but he’s also a lot of fun to have around the building,” said Howard Statz, K9 handler for the Middleton Police Department.
Statz is the first handler for the Middleton Police Department K9 program that started 8 years ago with his dog Szeci…