Sheriff’s Office Says Goodbye to K9 Varro after Nine Years of Service
MCSO K9 Deputy Varro started his career with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in October of 2005 after arriving in Portland from Germany.
(PORTLAND, Ore. ) — On Thursday September 11, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office celebrated MCSO Patrol K9 Varro's retirement from service with MCSO.
MCSO K9 Deputy Varro started his career with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in October of 2005 after arriving in Portland from Germany.
Varro, a pure bred German Shepherd, was assigned to MCSO Patrol Deputy Todd Weber at the age of 16 months and served his whole career with Deputy Weber.
Varro's exemplary service started with a required 400 hours of Basic K-9 classes and the passing of the Oregon Police Canine Association standards.
Varro ended his service with last assignment after a K-9 demonstration at the Kidney Kids Camp entertaining kids fighting through kidney disease.
Varro's career statistics include 985 Calls for Service, 123 captures, 172 assisted apprehensions and numerous evidence finds and retrievals.
He has participated in over a hundred public appearances and demonstrations at schools and community events.
In addition, Varro has deployed with several specialty units including the East Metro SWAT Team, US Marshal Service, PPB SWAT Team and Clackamas County SWAT.
Varro has also assisted several other agencies in the metropolitan area when called upon including Clackamas County, Hood River County, Clark County and Washington County.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office thanks Varro for his distinguished service, and for the exemplary service he has provided to the communities of Multnomah County over his nearly 9 years of Service with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.
Source: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
