King County Search Dogs

June 2001

June 1, 2001
01-1354
Des Moines
1615 callout for a speculative search in a urban area. We responded with two cadaver dogs. Local police identified a conspicuously shaped, freshly disturbed area of soil and wanted cadaver dogs to check it out. The dogs did not have interest in these areas. (15 hrs)

June 2, 2001
01-ES-013
Renton
0800 callout for the continuation of an evidence search in a rural area. We responded with five people. The article was located in a cleared area by a metal detector. Everyone is happy and the blackberries can start growing back. (42.5 hrs)

June 11, 2001
01-1457
Lake Washington, Kenmore
1130 callout for a water search. We responded with two water dogs. The missing subject was last seen swimming to shore from +/- 150 yds on the previous day. The other people in the boat went to shore, got distracted, then finally went back for the subject. Being unable to locate him, they left the scene assuming the subject made it to shore and returned home. Our response was to support the KCSD Marine divers in locating the area. Andy Rebmann with Griz identified a certain area where the subject could be located; however, due to weather the search was suspended that day. The subject surfaced the next day in the general area identified by Rebmann. (11 hrs)

June 16, 2001
01-ES-013
Bellevue
0900 callout on a speculative search. We responded with three dog teams to search areas near a residence of interest. We located no articles that benefit the investigation. ( 30.5 hrs)

June 18, 2001
01-1509
Des Moines
0540 callout for a missing 9 yo female. The subject was located prior to anybody responding. (0 hrs)

June 20-21, 2001
01-1540
Kirkland
2200 callout for a missing 6 yo male in an urban area. We responded with two trailing and four airscent teams. The subject was last seen talking to stranger at his apartment complex prior to being reported missing. Trailing teams ran several options from apartments with one moving over a mile towards a shopping center. The airscent teams searched surrounding greenbelts and parks. The local residents and news media were involved in the effort to find the subject. A local resident came to search base and reported seeing a person matching the stranger's description. The police located our subject 24 hrs after the initial callout, bound and gagged in nearby apartment. The perpetrator was captured by Seattle PD, 12 hrs later. ( 107.5 hrs)

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