Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff's K9 Association

10/14/2026

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06/25/2026

SCSO K9 located 10 pounds of methamphetamine seized during traffic stop.

On 06/24/2026, at about 09:30am, a uniformed Sonoma County Patrol K9 Unit was on patrol in the area of Lakeville Highway in rural Petaluma when his attention was drawn to a speeding vehicle.

The deputy conducted an enforcement stop on the vehicle for speeding and contacted the occupants, Felix Miller, 61, of Santa Rosa, and Jedediah Renda, 56, of Forestville. While conducting his investigation, the deputy utilized his dual-purpose-trained police K9, Riggs, to conduct a narcotics sniff of the vehicle. During the sniff of the vehicle, Riggs detected the presence of narcotics inside. The vehicle was searched, and 10 pounds of methamphetamine was found inside. Both Miller and Renda were placed under arrest.

The Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit was contacted and executed search warrants at Miller and Renda’s residences. During the subsequent search, more methamphetamine, a scale, packaging material, and a fi***rm were all located.

Miller and Renda were both booked into the Sonoma County Jail for 11378(a) HS, possession of a controlled substance for sale, 11379(a) HS, transportation of a controlled substance for sale, and 182 PC, conspiracy. Both were later released with a citation and ordered to appear in court on a later date.

Prepared by Deputy N. Miller
Case Number 260624-002

03/05/2026

Vader was invited to read to the kids at Bodega Bay School for Read Across America Week. He decided to tell the kids about a dog that ate homework, shoes, and everything else but bees, in “don’t eat bees”.

02/18/2026

Another great find by one of our own, Riggs!

02/14/2026

Deputy Rossich and K9 Kongo are now in service assigned to the Sonoma Coast after completing patrol school. Welcome, team Kongo!

02/14/2026

Great work team Benji

K9 Alerts Lead to 9-Pound Narcotics Seizure

A Sonoma County Deputy and his k9 assigned to the Sonoma Valley assisted another deputy on a traffic stop in the area of Highway 37 at Lakeville Highway. The deputy obtained consent for a narcotics search of the car. The k9 alerted to a briefcase in the trunk that had around 9 pounds of suspected methamphetamine.

Twenty-four-year-old Deissy Rodriguez-Mondragon and twenty-three-year-old Dionicio Navarro were arrested for possession of narcotics for sale, transportation of narcotics, and conspiracy. They were both booked into the Sonoma County Jail, and later released on zero bail.

This kind of alert-and-search highlights how effective K9 units can be in combating narcotics trafficking.

12/19/2025

This young man, Koa, won the 2025 Sheriff Holiday Card contest after centering his art around K9s. The K9 unit learned that Koa aspires to be a handler one day so we surprised him with some K9 Association swag and a hangout session with Duke. Thank you, Koa!