Deputy Brent DeVenney of Buda (pictured with Rico) is assigned as the Canine Officer for the Bureau County Sheriff's Office in Princeton, Illinois. Rico, a three year old Belgian Sheep Dog, entered service with the Sheriff's Office in October of 2003.

Rico has been trained in a variety of disciplines, such as tracking (of significant interest in missing persons cases), Drug Detection (all of the current street drugs), and most notably, Handler Protection (do not try and pet him!). We are very pleased with this team's performance to date, and we look forward to their many years of service to the citizens of Bureau County.