Golden Gate K9

06/19/2024

Team Pinky was working NASCAR where they started their explosive detection training. Awesome work Team Pinky assisting NASCAR and fans for a safe venue.

06/19/2024

Team Duke are incredible partners serving their community.

Meet Duke. Duke has been paired with Deputy Collier since May of 2020. Duke was the first one of our K9s to wear the ballistic vest. He liked it so much we buy them for all our dual purpose K9s now with the donations made to this association. Thank you

06/07/2024

Good work Team Maximo

06/07/2024

Congratulations Team Blake. I’m proud of you both and know you will have a positive impact in the community you serve. Happy Hunting.

Exciting news! Deputy Boyers and K9 Blake successfully passed the rigorous standardized testing conducted by the Oregon Police Canine Association. This accomplishment certifies them to conduct narcotics searches across the state of Oregon.

K9 Blake is the first police K9 assigned to the Washington County Jail. While Deputy Boyers and K9 Blake are still in training, they are now officially able to conduct searches for m**hamphetamine, co***ne, he**in, and fentanyl within the jail.

Congratulations to Deputy Boyers and K9 Blake on their incredible achievement! Stay tuned for more updates on their continued progress.

05/27/2024

Let US Never Forget what Memorial Day Weekend is really about. 🇺🇸 God Bless America and those who gave the Ultimate Sacrafice. 🙏🏻

05/22/2024

Team Sasha has been doing an incredible job helping keep drugs out of the Detention Facility which helps that community stay safe. What a great career they are having.

Sasha is one of our oldest and our only female K9 on the unit. Don’t let her grey hairs fool you that nose of hers still works perfectly. Keep an eye out for her next time you are staying at the local detention facility

05/18/2024

Team Maximo is a great asset to the coastal community and an important partner for Deputy Fomasi on the Sonoma Coast.

Meet K9 Maximo who has been with us and his handler, Deputy Fomasi, since August 2022. Maximo is certified in suspect apprehension and protecting Deputy Fomasi. Deputy Fomasi and Maximo are one of three K9 teams residing along the Sonoma Coast.

05/18/2024

(KRON) — A man who had 3 pounds of m**hamphetamine and other narcotics packaged for sale in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Highway 37 was arrested Tuesday, according to the Sonoma Count…

05/13/2024

Congratulations Team Benji. This team will be a great asset to our community.

Meet K9 Benji. Benji is one of our newer K9s and has been with his handler, Deputy McDonell, since November 2023.

05/10/2024

It’s all about community and keeping our K9’s and LE safe.

05/08/2024

Congratulations to Team Gregor for completing the Narcotic Course and Certifying 4 Odors of Narcotics. Happy Hunting.

05/05/2024

Team Pinky is an asset to our community. Keep up the good work Team Pinky.

04/23/2024

I had a great time training in Oregon for the Oregon Police Canine Association. OPCA is doing Detection right. I saw all really good teams and enjoyed working with each and everyone of them. It was a honor to be a part of the OPCA 2024 Spring Seminar.

04/04/2024

Who’s a good girl ! Nice work Team Pinky.

Officers make arrest with assistance from K-9 Pinky on students who lit explosive device at Kenilworth Jr. High:

Earlier today, Wednesday 4/3/24, at approximately 11:37 PM, our dispatch center received multiple emergency phone calls reporting an ‘explosion’ at Kenilworth Junior High School (KJHS) with students running from the school. All available personnel from the Police and Fire Department responded to the school to assist. As officers were arriving, they were informed the explosion was heard near a bathroom next to the quad of the school.

School staff evacuated students to the blacktop while officers searched the campus. After an extensive search, it was determined to be an isolated incident inside a boy’s bathroom. The scene was processed by a member of the Petaluma Police Department Crime Scene Investigation’s Team, and the cause of the explosion was believed to be a commercial grade explosive device similar to that of an M-1000. Luckily, no students or school staff were injured during the incident.

This afternoon, after an extensive investigation and the help of school staff, officers were able to identify the two juvenile KJHS students who were responsible for lighting the explosive device. Both students were arrested for the following charges: felony possession of an explosive device, felony vandalism, and conspiracy to commit a crime.

During the search of the school, we utilized our specialty K-9 ‘Pinky’. Pinky is a Labrador Pointer mix that is trained to detect and alert to explosives and fi****ms. We are grateful to have such a resource to help keep our community safe.

We would like to thank the school staff for helping keep the students safe and assisting first responders with the search of the school. We would also like to thank those who called 911 providing timely updates to guide our response. This was an unfortunate incident, and our thoughts go out to the students and school staff.

If anyone has additional information, please call 707.778.4372 and reference the report number 24-1432.

04/01/2024

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03/13/2024

02/18/2024

Nice work Team Vadar

K-9 Deputy finds approximately 10 pounds of m**hamphetamine during traffic stop.

On Tuesday, February 13th, at approximately 10:45 am, a deputy conducted a traffic stop near Lakeville Highway and Baywood Drive in Petaluma. During the traffic stop, the deputy learned the driver had a misdemeanor arrest warrant out of Mendocino County and was told there was a m**hamphetamine pipe in the vehicle.

The deputy and his K9 partner conducted a sniff of the vehicle for narcotics and alerted to dog treat boxes inside of the vehicle. The deputy then searched the vehicle and found the dog treat boxes contained packages of m**hamphetamine. The deputy also located additional packages of m**hamphetamine inside of a cat litter box.

There were ten packages (one-pound each) of m**hamphetamine located.

The suspect, 41 year old Angelina Gutierrez, was booked into Sonoma County Jail for felony transportation of a controlled substance and her misdemeanor arrest warrant. Gutierrez bail was $0 and she was later released from custody.

Prepared by Rob Dillion, Deputy Public Information Officer
Case #: 240213-009
Media Inquiries: 707-565-3941

01/27/2024

Golden Gate K9 Trained the first Electronic Storage Device Detection Dog in Oregon who made the news.

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01/25/2024

Another Sheriff K9 deployed to detect Electronic Storage Devices imprinted and trained using the K9 OPSBOX system by Golden Gate K9 Trainers.

WATCH THE VIDEO HEREThe Clackamas County Sheriff's Office recently celebrated its first year of service with K9 Yukon, the first law enforcement K9 in Oregon certified to detect electronic storage devices.

01/02/2024

Happy New Year from all of us at Golden Gate K9

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to All and especially to those who are serving, keeping our country and communities safe. We at Golden Gate K9 are Thankful for you all. Stay Safe and God Bless

11/15/2023

Always fun showing off our dogs especially with CCSO K9

Guess which pup will be joining the CCSO K9 detection team. Left to right - Gregor, Blake and Jill 🐾

10/27/2023

Upcoming K9 conference for supervisors, K-9 handlers of Patrol, Narcotic, Explosive, Gun and Electronics dogs. Registration is filling up, get your spot now.

CNCA attendees get college credits from Santa Ana College. CNCA conference has a Ca POST ID # 8730-28001-24.

Host location is just up the street from Disneyland and we are offering discounted park passes to attendees and their families during the conference.

Vendor and sponsor opportunities with Instructor line up and schedule are available at CNCA.COM

10/10/2023

Incident: Domestic Violence Incident Resulting in a Standoff

Incident Summary:

On Saturday October 7, 2023, at 6:10 pm, we received multiple reports of a domestic disturbance in the area of the 700 block of Lakeville Circle. The reporting parties could hear a female screaming and items being thrown. Officers were familiar with the occupants as we had responded to the location twice in the last two weeks. Those calls for service resulted in the male resident, Kenneth Massucco (33, Petaluma) being arrested for felony domestic violence related charges, failing to let the female victim leave the residence, threatening to shoot officers, and resisting arrest. As a result, the Petaluma Police Department had sought an emergency protection order which was granted by a judge, prohibiting Massucco from being at the apartment or having contact with the victim.

Upon officers’ arrival, they could hear what sounded like the door being nailed shut from the inside of the apartment. Massucco came to the front window, told the officers he was alone in the apartment, and refused to exit. Officers could also hear the victim inside while Massucco moved away from the window and moved items around the apartment in what appeared to be an attempt to further barricade the doors. After numerous attempts were made to have both occupants exit the apartment, knowing the doors to the apartment were barricaded, considering the recent history of violence and threats from Massucco; the Petaluma Police Department’s Crisis Response Team (CRT) was summoned. Additionally, the Petaluma Police Department’s Investigations Team obtained a warrant for the arrest of Massucco for false imprisonment and violation of a domestic violence restraining order.

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09/15/2023

Congratulations Team Pinky. It has been an honor working with you both.

09/15/2023

Excellent work

K9 Deputy finds approximately 23 pounds of m**hamphetamine during traffic stop.

On Wednesday, September 13th, at approximately 6:15 am, a Deputy conducted a traffic stop near Stage Gulch Rd and Watmaugh Road. During the traffic stop, the Deputy noticed several things that suggested the driver was involved in criminal activity. The Deputy and his K9 partner conducted an exterior sniff of the vehicle for narcotics and alerted there was an odor of narcotics inside the car. The Deputy then searched the vehicle and located approximately 23 pounds of m**hamphetamine inside the car. Based on the large amount of drugs, Detectives from the Property/Narcotics unit were contacted and continued the investigation.

Detectives interviewed the suspect, and based on information the suspect provided, they wrote a search warrant for the suspect's residence in Vacaville, CA. With the assistance of Vacaville Police Department, the residence was secured. Detectives searched the residence and located the following:

• Approximately one-half pound of m**hamphetamine
• Approximately 1 kilo (2.2 pounds) of fentanyl
• Approximately 1,500 fentanyl-laced fake M30 pills
• Three loaded fi****ms (one stolen)
• Additional ammunition

The suspect, 33-year-old Enrique Sanchez-Arias, was booked into Sonoma County Jail for felony possession of a controlled substance and felony transportation of a controlled substance. Sanchez-Arias' original bail was $0, so detectives obtained a bail increase from a judge for $250,000.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office would like to thank the Vacaville Police Department's Investigation and SWAT team for their assistance in this case.

Prepared by: Rob Dillion, Deputy Public Information Officer
Case No: 230913-003
Media Inquiries: 707-565-3941

09/11/2023

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08/15/2023

Man arrested after burglarizing a home in Santa Rosa.

On August 11 around 11:10 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 5200 block of Faught Road, Santa Rosa. The resident had been home for about eight hours when he noticed his safe was missing and his dogs were agitated. He also reported there was a handgun in the safe.

Deputies searched the house and found a locked door. When they tried to open it, they heard noises coming from inside the room. They kicked the door down and saw a man later identified as Richard Robertson, Jr., 36, transient, climb out the window. The victim’s safe was on the floor.

Robertson, Jr. ran away and climbed a fence into a neighbor’s backyard despite deputies’ orders to stop. They advised they would use a K-9 to help apprehend him and he ultimately stopped. Deputies arrested Robertson, Jr. without further incident. They later found a crowbar and gloves and determined the gun was still in the safe.

Robertson, Jr. was booked into jail for felony burglary and misdemeanor possession of burglary tools. He’s being held on $50,000 bail.

08/10/2023

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