A number of police service dogs have served with the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Read about them here.

Drake

Years of Service:  2001-2006
Handler:    Schlueter
Duty Station:   Sioux Falls

Jake

Years of Service:  2001-2001
Handler:    Oxner
Duty Station:   Chamberlain

Jet

Years of Service:  2003-2013
Handler:    Sheldon
Duty Station:   Pierre

Karlo

Years of Service:  2003-2010
Handler:    Swets
Duty Station:   Northern Hill

Kaz

Years of Service:  1996-2004
Handler:    Jorgenson & Koltz
Duty Station:   Sioux Falls

Keya

Years of Service:  2002-2010
Handler:    Oxner
Duty Station:   Rapid City

Koda

Years of Service:  2010-2019
Handler:    Oxner
Duty Station:  Rapid City

Lennart

Years of Service:  2011-2019
Handler:    Schmitz
Duty Station:   Brookings/Pierre

Omar

Years of Service:  2002-2009
Handler:    Tolsma & R. Miller
Duty Station:   Rapid City

Raica

Years of Service:  2012-2019
Handler:    Dale
Duty Station:   Pierre / Rapid City

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