K9 Dargo
K-9 Dargo is a pure bred German Shepherd born November 13, 2011 in Czechoslovakia. K9 Dargo’s full name is Dargo Bett Silver and carries the rank of Captain in the Sheriff’s Office.
Think Loud LLC donated the funds for Capt. Dargo.
Capt. Dargo is trained in explosive detection, tracking, building searches, area searches,
article searches, and other detection abilities.
Capt. Dargo is certified through the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers.
Capt. Dargo provides security to all county government buildings as well as support and
assistance to all law enforcement agencies throughout the county.
K9 Hawk
K-9 Hawk is a pure bred German Shepherd born August 28, 2014 in Czechoslovakia and carries the rank of Sergeant in the Sheriff’s Office. K9 Hawk's full name is Argo Tomahawk Z Treshaka
The purchase of Sergeant Hawk and the cost of his training were made possible by a generous contribution from the Hawk Gunning Club which is located in York, Pennsylvania.
Sgt. Hawk is trained in explosive detection, tracking, building searches, area searches, article searches, and other detection abilities.
Sgt. Hawk is certified through the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers.
K9 Tommi
K-9 Tommi is a pure bred German Shepherd born October 16, 2015 in Czechoslovakia and carries the rank of Lieutenant in the Sheriff’s Office. K9 Tommi's full name is Tommi Tobani.
The purchase of Lt. Tommi and his training were made possible by the South Central Task Force.
Lt. Tommi is trained in explosive detection, tracking, building searches, area searches, article searches, and other detection abilities.
Lt. Tommi is certified through the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers.
K9 Khan
K-9 Khan is a pure bred German Shepherd born March 4, 2017 in Berlin and carries the rank of Lieutenant in the Sheriff's Office. Lt. Khan's full name is Khan Vom Spektefeld.
The purchase of Lt Khan, his training, and equipment was made possible by donation from The Rotary Club of York as a joint effort between the Sheriff's Office of York County and District Attorneys Office Drug Task Force.
Lt. Khan is trained in narcotics detection, tracking, building searches, area searches, article searches, and other detection abilities.
Lt. Khan is certified through the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers.
K9 Prince
K9 Prince is a pure bred Bloodhound born January 12 2017 in Florida and carries the rank of Sergeant in the Sheriff’s Office.
Sgt. Prince is trained in tracking / man trailing, and suspect identification.
Sgt. Prince was donated by the Jimmy Ryce Center
Sgt. Prince joined the unit in 2020 and is a key component of the CA.R.E. (York County Child Abduction Response Effort) Team.
Sgt. Prince is certified through the National Association of Professional Canine Handlers.
Appearances / Demonstrations
The York County Sheriff's Office provides, at no charge, appearances and demonstrations by the K9 Unit to organizations and groups.
Requests for appearance can be made by Email or in writing to the address below:
York County Sheriff's Office
Attn: Lt. David Godfrey
45 N George St.
York PA 17401
K9 Coloring Book
The new K9 Unit Coloring Book is available online to print out if you are not able to stop in at the Sheriff's Office or see us at an appearance.
Click HERE to print it out at home.
Donations
Costs for the K9 Unit are supplemented by donations from business and the community.
We are very thankful for the support from Think Loud Development, The Hawk Gunning Club, The Rotary Club of York, Dover Animal Hospital, Protection for Paws, Ainsworth Pets / Rachael Ray Dog Food, Dog Gone Clean Pet Wash, Custom Canines, LLC, Leader Heights Animal Hospital, and Petvalu.
Anyone who would like to make a donation to assist the K-9 unit can send them to:
York County Sheriff's Office
Attn: Lt. David Godfrey
45 N George St.
York PA 17401