HOWE, Texas – After five years of service to his community, the Howe Police Department’s first-ever K9 cop is hanging up his leash.
K9 Loki, a 13-year-old Jack Russell/Fox Terrier mix, joined the police department in December 2017 after being donated to his owner and handler, Sergeant Keith Milks, by a San Antonio-based non-profit organization that trained him to sniff out drugs like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine.
In those five years, Loki has played a key role in targeting narcotics traffickers and abusers in Howe and throughout Grayson County. K9 Loki conducted 208 narcotics detection deployments, resulting in the seizure of pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, as well as firearms, vehicles, and tens of thousands of dollars from drug traffickers. His efforts led to the arrest of more than 90 suspects.
“He was always focused and driven, and the best partner I could ever have,” said Milks. “All he wants to do is work.”
Other law enforcement agencies frequently requested the assistance of K9 Loki and he lent his nose to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, the Denison and Sherman Police Departments, State Troopers, Game Wardens, and the DEA and ATF.
K9 Loki will enjoy his well-deserved retirement with the Milks family and their two Corgis.
The city will honor K9 Loki at its city council meeting on April 18 at 6 p.m.
