01/14/2025
This weekend Hayward Police Officers responded to a residence where a man entered the home of his estranged family, assaulted an elderly family member, and was in possession of a handgun while he committed the offense. Hayward Police Officers arrived on scene quickly and took the suspect into custody without incident. It was then they learned that the suspect had hidden his handgun somewhere in the residence where his estranged family and children resided. This obviously could lead to an extremely dangerous situation where a child finds an unsecured handgun. It was then that Officers on scene requested K9 Arwin, who as we have seen in the past, is a police service dog specially trained to locate fi****ms and ammunition. With the blessing of the family, who desperately desired that the suspect’s handgun promptly be located and removed from their home, K9 Arwin searched the residence with his handler Officer Higgins. K9 Arwin quickly located and alerted Officer Higgins to the loaded handgun, which was in a concealed location of the residence accessible to a child.
By using our police service dogs in this manner, officers are able to save time and manpower during a search, while simultaneously increase their probability of locating what they’re searching for. Great work Arwin and HPD!
