Stevie shows his stuff

Stevie, the explosives-sniffing dog assigned to Metro Transit Police, recently shared his expertise with other K-9 colleagues.

King County Sheriff Dep. Tim Morgan and Stevie conducted a training session for the four Seattle-area Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) trained bomb dogs. The training took place in Metro’s Lost & Found office at the King Street Center building. The training was attended by King County Dep. John Decker and his dog Jones, Ofc. Craig Williamson from the Seattle Police Department and his dog Freddie, and Ofc. Kent Plemons from the ATF Seattle office and his dog Virgil.

While the dogs were in another area, Morgan and Decker planted different scents in the rooms before each dog went through for an inspection. Stevie, Jones, Freddie and Virgil were all successful, and found each of the planted items.

The Lost & Found office receives many different items and is a prime training area for these dogs. In addition to using it for training, Morgan and Stevie make regular visits to Lost & Found to check items received there by Metro.