Weeks before his help finding a home-invasion suspect and his on-the-job injury made him a household name, 5-year-old local police dog Kano sniffed his way around a dark blue pickup truck, tail wagging, moving from the driver’s side door around the back to the front passenger tire, where he stopped and sat.
Omaha Police Officer Ryan Keele with his K-9 partner, Kano, at the Gary and Mary West Regional Canine Training Facility on Tuesday.
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Omaha Police Sgt. Randy Pignotti talks to a pair of K-9 handlers before a demonstration at the Gary and Mary West Regional Canine Training Facility in Omaha on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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Omaha Police K-9 MJ works a car while tracking for narcotics with handler Omaha Police Officer Alex Atkinson at the Gary and Mary West Regional Canine Training Facility on July 22. MJ is narcotics certified.
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Omaha Police Officer Alex Atkinson wears a bite suit with K-9 Riggs as they demonstrate an apprehension scenario at the Gary and Mary West Regional Canine Training Facility on July 22.
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Omaha Police Officer John Vailliant and K-9 Riggs walk at the Gary and Mary West Regional Canine Training Facility on July 22. Riggs is patrol certified.
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Omaha Police Officer Ryan Keele sits with his K-9 partner, Kano, at the Gary and Mary West Regional Canine Training Facility on Tuesday.
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Photos: Omaha's National Night Out 2026 celebrations
Omaha Police Capt. Paul Hanson starts a game of knockout during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Community members watch "Hoppers" during a National Night Out event outside the Douglas County Sheriff's office in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Community members and Omaha police officers play knockout during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, community liaison for South Omaha, second from left,during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Community members and Omaha police officers play knockout during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Jeremiah Morris, 13, goes up for a shot against Omaha Police Capt. Paul Hanson during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Community members talk with Omaha Firefighters during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Omaha Mayor John Ewing dribbles a basketball during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Omaha Mayor John Ewing shoots a basketball during a National Night Out event at the Christie Heights Community Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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