POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is mourning the loss of one of the most valued members of their enforcement division; K9 Rocky, who passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson made the announcement on Saturday.
K9 Rocky was an 8-year-old German Shepherd assigned to the Dutchess County Drug Task Force (DTF) with his handler, DCSO Detective James Enkler. The duo were certified by both the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the North American Police Work Dog Association as a patrol and narcotics detection team.
As a canine team, Detective Enkler and K9 Rocky performed numerous narcotic searches that resulted in arrests for the Drug Task Force and other police agencies throughout the county. They also performed patrol duties for the Sheriff’s Office and were responsible for tracking suspects involved in crimes as well as tracking and locating missing or lost adults and children throughout the Hudson Valley.
In addition to their daily work assignments, Enkler and Rocky also performed demonstrations at numerous community events including the Dutchess County Fair. They were an extremely active and effective canine team that served Dutchess County for over five years.
