Peoria County K-9s

05/16/2025

Wow Peoria County! Thanks to your generosity, we were able to raise over $1,800 for the incredible athletes participating in the Special Olympics.

We’re proud to be part of a community that shows up for such an amazing cause. Thank you for standing with us to support these outstanding athletes!

08/24/2022

Welcome, Kiwi! Nice to have another K-9 on the team.

05/19/2022

Walker is clearly excited to try on his new gear

05/19/2022

Walker is clearly pumped to try on his new gear

10/12/2021

Happy Birthday, K9 Dark! 🎉🧁🥳

It's my 9th Birthday!!!! Don't worry, I still act like I'm 4😏

My cupcake was take and bake cake mix from My Dog's Bakery, Daycare & Grooming . It lasted .2 seconds🤤

09/11/2021

We will never forget the tragic events of September 11, 2001…or the thousands who answered the call for help when it came that day.

📸: John Botte, former NYPD detective and 9/11 first responder

08/05/2021

Happy 8th Birthday to our longtime training buddy and Elmwood’s goodest boy, K9 Rebel! 🎉🎈🦴

07/21/2021

Happy 7th birthday to our retired PCSO K-9 Team buddy, K9 Quincy! Quincy retired in February of 2020 and is now living the retired life at home with his handler, Detective Kester, and his family.

Happy birthday buddy! 🐺🖤💙🎉

07/15/2021

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to the Heart of Illinois Fair organizers for selecting our very own retired K9 Tim as one of their HOI Heroes this year! K9 Tim and Deputy Griggs weren’t able to make the ceremony on Tuesday, so our K-9 Supervisor Lieutenant Kenny got to join in the fun to accept the award on their behalf. 🎉

Congratulations and thank you to all of this year’s HOI Heroes for all you do for the schools, students, patients, residents, and communities you serve. We were very proud to share the stage with you.

AND…thank you to our friend and fellow K-9 Officer from Farmington PD, Officer Steck, for nominating K9 Tim. We share this with you and all of our fellow K-9 units and LEOs across Central Illinois. (But please note that K9 Tim is keeping the cake from My Dog’s Bakery for himself… 🐺)

K9 Koala
Farmington Police Department
Heart of Illinois Fair
My Dog's Bakery, Daycare & Grooming

05/20/2021

Deputy Griggs signs off for K9 Tim for the last time after seven years of faithful service on the Peoria County K-9 Team. 🖤

05/20/2021

It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of goodest boy and 7-year Peoria County K9 Team Veteran, K9 Tim. Earlier this morning, K9 Tim finished his final shift with his partner, Deputy Griggs, before heading home to celebrate a well-deserved retirement with a pupcake, balloons, and belly rubs. At the age of 9 years old, K9 Tim is being retired due to declining mobility in his hind legs. (Though you wouldn't know it based on how well he jumped up on that A-frame today!)

K9 Tim Vom Sankt Georg joined the Peoria County K9 Team in February 2014 at the age of two, after being born and trained in Germany. Tim is a dual-purpose patrol K-9, trained in narcotics detection, tracking, criminal apprehension, and handler protection. Throughout the course of his seven-year career, Tim has provided incredible service to the Peoria County Sheriff's Office, including:
▸ 426 Calls for Service and 129 Agency Assists
▸ 265 Traffic Stop Vehicle Sniffs
▸ 81 Felony and 32 Misdemeanor Arrests
▸ 29 Vehicles, 9 Illegal Fi****ms, and 144 Pieces of Drug Equipment Seized
▸ 40 Grams of Co***ne, 80 Grams of Methamphetamine, 591.21 Grams of Cannabis, 3.3 Grams of He**in, 14.2 Grams of Synthetic Cannabis, 6.5 Grams of MDMD, 9.5 Grams of L*D, 3.5 Grams of DMT, and 138 Illegal Prescription Pills Seized
▸ $14,804 in US Currency Seized
▸ 26 Criminal Apprehensions

While we are sad to see him go, we wish K9 Tim all the best in his retirement and hope there are many days of rest and relaxation ahead. Congratulations, buddy! We'll miss you! 🖤

04/29/2021

Rest In Peace, K9 Onyx. 💙🖤🐺