It is the mission of the Caldwell County Sheriff Office K9 Division to disrupt, and dismantle narcotic operations to help provide a safer and drug free community for the citizens of Caldwell County. The division does this by assisting in locating narcotics during the service of search warrants, conducting free air sniffs of the exterior of vehicles during traffic stops, and through school searches to deter controlled substance possession at the education facilities within the community.

K9’s are instrumental in the deterrence and seizure of illegal drugs.

The K9 Division also conducts community awareness demonstrations at churches, schools, daycare facilities, and many other civic organizations. The trailing ability of the K9s are utilized not only by locating fugitives or suspected criminals they can also assist in locating missing people such as lost children and elderly persons.

The K9’s are also trained to conduct evidence or “article” searches to locate specific items i.e. a pistol discarded by a perpetrator in the woods after committing a crime. Our K9 partners also apprehend fleeing felony suspects and serve as protectors of their law enforcement counter parts. 

The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office K9 Division currently has three K9 teams consisting of two Belgian Malinois and one German Shepard.

The teams are certified annually through the North American Police Work Dog Association.

K9 Team 1 - Deputy J. Wesson / K9 Ringo   6 ½ year old Belgian Malinois

K9 Team 2 – Deputy K. Wesson / K9 Nitro    2 ½ year old Belgian Malinois

K9 Team 3 – Deputy S. Wesson / K9 Kilo      3 ½ year old German Shepard

Please feel free to contact Deputy Joey Wesson (K9 Division supervisor) at 828-758-2324 with any questions or to schedule a demonstration.

Please inquire about demonstrations 3-4 weeks prior to the requested date to assist in scheduling.     

     We would like to thank the following community members for assistance in purchasing much needed training aids and supplies for our K-9's.  Through the donations of people like these and you, we can continue to operate in a time when county budget resources are limited:

Click photo above to see a short video clip of vehicle stop with K-9 Ringo alerting on a vehicle which contained over $17,000.00 in US Currency, over 1 pound of Marijuana, and hundreds of various types of pills.

If you would like to make a donation for the K-9 division to keep this much needed service going, please contact Deputy Joey Wesson or Administrative Assistant Amy Morgan at 828-758-2324.