Greensburg, Ind. — On Tuesday March 10th, 2026 the Greensburg Police Department presented the Retirement of K-9 Kato to the Board of Works.
K-9 Kato was present at the Board of Works with K-9 Handler Sgt. Jacob Mays. Sgt. Mays and Kato have been a committed working team for the last six years.
K-9 Kato has served with the Greensburg Police Department for eight years. Kato is a 10 year old Belgian Malinois. Kato has logged more than 16,000 hours of service with the Greensburg Police Department. During her tenure, Kato has logged thousands of hours of training and is credited with the assistance of more than a hundred arrests. Kato’s specific skill set consists of Drug and Narcotics Detection, Tracking, and Suspect Apprehension. Kato was the first K-9 purchased by the Greensburg Police Department when the K-9 Program was restarted in 2018. Kato has faithfully served the City of Greensburg as is the longest serving K-9 unit in department history to this date.
Kato will retire April 1st, 2026 and will stay with Sgt. Mays and his family, as she has become a member of their family.
The Greensburg Police Department would like to thank K-9 Kato and Sgt. Mays as a team for the countless hours of dedicated service.
