Southwest ISD welcomes first K9 to districts police force [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – Students are feeling safe with the addition of a four-legged K9 to the Southwest ISD police force.

“I feel more safe now that he’s here, and all I feel like he is committed to making the community better,” said Richard Luebano, a 5th grader at Southwest ISD’s Kriewald School of the Arts.

The first K9 to join the district’s police team will be sniffing firearms and narcotics at campuses, events, football games, and more.

The 18-month-old Belgian Malinois’ name is Ranger. He was named after a naming contest that took place across the district. The winner was a 5th grader, Richard Luebano, from Kriewald School of the Arts.

“I think, what if he could be like maybe Ranger,” Richard said. “So I’m thinking in my head it sounds right because he’ll be like a backup cop, which is usually a ranger. So that’s how I thought of his name, …