{"id":99559,"date":"2026-04-30T14:29:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=99559"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:30:01","slug":"isp-k9-smitty-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=99559","title":{"rendered":"ISP K9 Smitty retires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>PERU, IN- Indiana State Police K9 Smitty has officially retired. He has faithfully served our community for 8 years, working alongside his partner, Trooper Doug Weaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K9 Smitty, a ten-year-old Belgian Malinois, was chosen as a dual-purpose K9 for the Indianapolis District in 2017 and originally partnered with Sgt. Jon Haugh. Following Sgt. Haugh&#8217;s promotion, K9 Smitty was reassigned to Trooper Weaver in 2021.&nbsp;K9 Smitty and his handler, Trooper Doug Weaver, completed the 14-week school conducted by ISP K9 Master Trainers and earned a dual-purpose certification, including obedience, narcotics detection, tracking, apprehension, handler protection, article searches, area searches, and building searches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K9 Smitty impacted the community through demonstrations at local schools and at community events. He demonstrated his skills in drug recognition while educating the community on how K9\u2019s keep it safe. Smitty\u2019s services were utilized and trusted by local and federal agencies on 216 occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout his career, K9 Smitty compiled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>174 Narcotics searches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>110 Narcotics arrests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.3 Pounds of methamphetamine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>34 Pounds of marijuana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 Pound of heroin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.25 Pounds of cocaine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$39,000 United States Currency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 Tracks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 Building searches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Area searches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14 Perimeter security details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14 Warrant services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Firearms seized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 Apprehensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K9 Smitty never missed work during his eight-year career due to injury or illness. He will live the rest of his life in retirement chasing tennis balls instead of bad guys at home with the Weaver family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-12-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-12-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-12-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-12-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-12-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-12.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PERU, IN- Indiana State Police K9 Smitty has officially retired. He has faithfully served our community for 8 years, working alongside his partner, Trooper Doug Weaver. K9 Smitty, a ten-year-old Belgian Malinois, was chosen as a dual-purpose K9 for the Indianapolis District in 2017 and originally partnered with Sgt. Jon Haugh. Following Sgt. Haugh&#8217;s promotion, &#8230; <a title=\"ISP K9 Smitty retires\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=99559\" aria-label=\"Read more about ISP K9 Smitty retires\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Wade Weaver","author_link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?author=3"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"PERU, IN- Indiana State Police K9 Smitty has officially retired. He has faithfully served our community for 8 years, working alongside his partner, Trooper Doug Weaver. K9 Smitty, a ten-year-old Belgian Malinois, was chosen as a dual-purpose K9 for the Indianapolis District in 2017 and originally partnered with Sgt. Jon Haugh. Following Sgt. 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