(KRON) — BART Police K9 Baron and his handler Officer Saechao tracked down a gun roughly a mile away from a suspected shooting that happened near 14th Street and Broadway in Downtown Oakland on May 6.
K9 Baron’s sniffer was able to help the Oakland police with its investigation,” the BART Police Department said.
“The pair tracked a blood trail for nearly one mile and recovered a handgun that was discarded out of plain sight in a flower planter box,” the BART Police Department said. “… At the planter box, Baron showed clear behavior that something related to the shooting was located there, and Officer Saechao accurately read the behavior.”
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K9 Baron was rewarded with treats and pets for his police work. BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin publicly praised Baron for his tracking skills…