Taking the Lead

The Spokane (WA) Police Department's nearly 290 officers patrol the City of Spokane's 76 square miles. The agency's K-9 unit provides support to department officers as well as other regional law enforcement agencies through searching buildings and vehicles, apprehending suspects, tracking fleeing suspects, and protecting officers.Officer Craig Hamilton and his German Shepherd K-9 partner Leonidas, or Leo, as he calls him, are among the agency's six patrol dogs and their handlers, including one e