K-9 Program

Ashwaubenon Public Safety’s first K9 unit was established in 2014 after a successful fundraising campaign. Officer Young was selected as the department’s first K9 handler. Officer Young and his two-year-old German Shepard partner, Ole, began patrol duties for the Village of Ashwaubenon in November of 2014 until Officer Young stepped down from the position in 2018.

Officer Teske was selected as the next K9 handler for Ashwaubenon Public Safety and resumed patrol duties with his K9 partner, Ole. Officer Teske and Ole remained a team until 2023 when Ole was retired from service as a patrol K9. Sadly, Ole passed in 2024. Ole’s end of watch was on September 11th, 2024.

In August of 2025, Officer Teske and his new K9 partner, Krypto, began patrol duties as a dual-purpose K9 team. Officer Teske and Krypto are trained and tested on many different areas including obedience, tracking, wind scenting, area searches, building searches, article searches, handler protection, and narcotics detection.

Officer Teske and Krypto have been on patrol together in the Village of Ashwaubenon and have been utilized by various surrounding agencies for narcotics detection, officer safety, and public education programs. Officer Teske was also awarded our department’s Officer of the Year award for 2024.