Once He Was Barnegat's Sole K-9 Unit. Now He's Retiring

More than 8 years ago, the BTPD welcomed K9 Bullet, a Belgian Malinois who would serve alongside Patrolman Robert Armstrong as the department's sole K9 unit.

In a time when Barnegat was still recovering from an economic and real estate downturn, the continuation of the K9 program only became a reality when Armstrong offered to purchase the dog with thousands of dollars of his own money.

K9 Bullet retired this week after many years of outstanding and faithful service to the BTPD and residents of Barnegat.

"On behalf of all of the members of our agency, I'd like to wish Bullet a happy retirement and thank Patrolman Armstrong for his unending dedication and commitment to the K9 program," Chief Keith Germain said.

Barnegat police photo