K-9 MC is an ATF Explosives Detection Canine assigned to the Chicago Field Division with Special Agent Canine Handler (SACH) Daniel Durkin. His job is to find explosives, guns and ammunition. K-9 MC is also an ATF Search Enhanced Evidence K-9 (S.E.E.K.) able to work off leash up to 150 yards away from his handler and detect more than 19,000 distinct odors. K-9 MC started his training with the Guide Dog Foundation.
Recent Find
SACH Durkin and K-9 MC assisted the Naperville Police Department at the scene of a homicide on February 4, 2022. During a search of the suspect’s apartment, K-9 MC detected gunpowder residue on a sweatshirt the suspect was wearing during the shooting. The sweatshirt was used as evidence in the case.
