K-9 Officers

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office utilizes their K-9 officers in many ways, but one of their primary tasks is detecting dangerous drugs, and the work can be dangerous, especially when the dogs inhale harmful substances, like fentanyl.

51 year-old Curtis Gainer is in the Missoula County Jail after allegedly stealing a car and leading police on a high speed chase that eventually turned into a footrace and ended in his capture by K-9 officers.

U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell struck down Montana's campaign contribution limits as being unconstitutional yesterday.

Two new members of the Missoula County Sheriff's department arrived over the weekend, but they weren't in uniform, they're the county's newest K-9 officers. German Shepherds Loki and Santxo.