Panka, an 8-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, has worked alongside handler Pete Kligerman for a little over a half decade, ...

That means their companion bomb-sniffing dogs – and the expensive, specialized training provided to them – could also be on the way out as the canines often retire alongside their handlers.

K9 Rusty joins K9 Nala as the department’s second bomb-sniffing dog. With the addition of Rusty, Fremont PD now has enough K9s to handle explosives detection seven days a week, which the ...