(12-11-23) Van Wert County Sheriff Riggenbach announced that Deputy Chance Mosier and his new Partner K9 Ajax successfully completed 14 weeks of training at the Allen County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Office K9 Academy. Deputy Mosier and K9 Ajax are the Sheriff’s Office second K9 team and will be partnering with Deputy Tyler Mox and his partner Ellie.

The K-9 Unit is dedicated to assisting deputies and other law enforcement agencies by tracking suspects, searching buildings, detecting narcotics, apprehending suspects, and recovering evidence. Presentations are also given to the public to inform them of the different uses of the K-9 Unit and how the uses benefit the Sheriff’s Office.

The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office has a long history of having a K-9 program and looks forward to continuing to use K-9s to serve Van Wert County.