Brewster PD hires officer, purchases narcotics dog

Taz joins force

Courtesy Brewster Police Department Members of the Ostrem family are pictured with Brewster Police Chief Marcos Ruiz, left, Officer Javier Aguilar, right, and Taz.

Taz

Posted Monday, February 15, 2021 2:51 pm

Mike Maltais, Staff writer

BREWSTER – When Police Chief Marcos Ruiz hired the newest officer to join the Brewster Police Department, he could not pass up putting his partner on the force as well. The officer is Javier Aguilar, and his K-9 partner is Taz, a pit bull narcotics dog that served with Aguilar, a trained K-9 handler, in his previous position with the Colville Tribal Police.

Ruiz hired Aguilar in November 2020 and purchased Taz from the Colville agency.

Taz will serve the Brewster community in his specialty, detecting narcotics.

“The officers are excited to have a K-9,” said Ruiz. “It broadens the services we are able to deliver to our community.”

The ballistic and stab resistant vest that Taz is seen wearing in his photo was made possible thanks to a generous donation from the Ostrem family.

Ruiz announced the hiring of Officer Aguilar and acquisition of Taz at the January meeting of the Brewster City Council.