A K-9 team from the Cass County Sheriff’s Department has won an award from a regional K-9 group. The Sheriff’s Office says the K9 team of Kyle Quist and his partner “Vader,” was voted top patrol case of 2013. In the case presented for a vote, Vader located a weapon which had been used in an attempted murder incident, making prosecution of a defendant possible. The award honoring the duo was presented in October, 2013, at the “Heart of America Police K9 Association” certification and competition in Des Moines. Deputy Corey Larsen and his partner Mufasa also attended the event.

The Heart of America Police K9 Association is an accredited organization comprised of K9 teams from Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Teams are certified yearly in patrol work, narcotics detection, and/or search and rescue. K9 handlers may submit their top patrol and narcotics cases for the year, and all handlers vote for the winners, which are announced at the organization banquet.

Cass County Sheriff’s Office says it’s proud of their K9 teams and the hard work they do.

Authorities in Iowa have positively identify the body that was discovered Saturday evening, November 16th, approximately 4 miles southwest of Mondamin in Harrison County, as that of a Nebraska man. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says fingerprints submitted to a FBI database were able to confirm that the body is that of 52 year-old Michael E. Gnirk of Hoskins, NE.

Michael Gnirk

 
Investigators are still seeking the public’s help in retracing that last few days and weeks of Mr. Gnirk’s life.  If anyone has any information, or had contact with Mr. Gnirk over the last 3 to 6 months, they are urged to contact the Iowa DCI at (712)322-1585.