K9 Team Bios

K9 Corporal Lucas Bellanceau and K9 Breezy

Fryeburg District
Warden since 2012, K9 Handler since 2016

Breezy will do anything for a ball (or anything she can retrieve) and would run all day long if Corporal Bellanceau let her. K9 Breezy is certified in tracking, evidence, hasty air scent search, and human remains detection (land and water). She is eager to please and very energetic when it is time to work.

Warden Bellanceau has been the K9 Corporal since 2019. As one of the oldest conservation related K9 units in the country, his vision is to continue the incredible work done by the handlers and K9s by improving training methods and working closely with other agencies and K9 organizations. He is determined for the team to have the most capable and highly trained K9s as possible to best serve the public and natural resources of Maine.

Warden Alan Curtis and K9 Grizz

Wesley District
Warden since 2006, K9 handler since 2009

K9 Grizz is always ready to work, no matter the situation, and nothing seems to shake him. His unwavering dedication makes K9 Grizz and Warden Curtis a reliable duo we can all depend on. K9 Grizz is certified in evidence search, tracking, hasty air scent search, and human remains detection.

K9 Grizz's favorite reward is a Kong. When not working, he loves running through the fields and swimming with Warden's Curtis' other family dogs.

Warden Curtis describes locating a lost person alive and being able to reunite them with family as the best feeling in the world. "The feeling you get when you locate a lost child and carry them back to their family is one that can only be felt, not really described," explained Warden Curtis. "That is the best part of being K9 handler. There are a lot of great finds and deployments, but those, are by far, the best."

Warden Kayle Hamilton and K9 Ash

Eagle Lake District
Warden since 2016, K9 handler since 2024

This high energy K9 is eager to please and ready for the task at hand. K9 Ash is certified in tracking, evidence, and hasty air scent search. When not working, you might find this black lab diving into the lake retrieving bumpers or playing with his ball.

Warden Hamilton's favorite part of being a K9 handler is knowing that the K9 you have spent countless hours training is ready and capable of saving someone's life who may be lost at anytime. Game wardens are tasked with the coordination and implementation of search and rescue operations within the woods and waters of Maine. Through the utilization of a highly trained K9 unit, Warden Hamilton and fellow wardens are proud to better serve the people who live and recreate within the state.

Warden Tyler Harhart and K9 Tex

Waterboro District
Warden since 2021, K9 handler since 2024

K9 Tex is eager to please and ready to tackle any task in hopes of earning his reward—a Kong on a rope is his favorite. K9 Tex is certified in tracking, evidence, hasty air scent search, and is working on the human remains detection certification. K9 Tex enjoys air scent searches the most because he can run around as fast as he wants and be independent from his handler.

Warden Harhart enjoys watching K9 Tex work and seeing their training pay off in real life—whether it be finding evidence to solve a case and hold the intentional violator accountable or reuniting a lost person with their loved ones.

Warden Preston Pomerleau and K9 Gordon

Portage District
Warden since 2006, K9 Handler since 2020

K9 Gordon is named in honor of Maine Game Warden Pilot Daryl R. Gordon who died in the line of duty in northern Piscataquis County in 2011. K9 Gordon is eager to go and loves to play tug of war and fetch bumpers out of the water. He is certified in tracking, evidence, hasty air scent search, and human remains detection.

Warden Pomerleau became a K9 handler because K9s are a crucial resource that the warden service utilizes for search and rescue as well as fish and game crimes. K9s can save a lost person's life, and there is no greater reward as a Maine Game Warden than to bring someone who was lost home to their family.

Warden Chad Robertson and K9 Storm

Skowhegan District
Warden since 2013, K9 Handler since 2016

K9 Storm, a black Labrador retriever, is very easy to please, loves to work, and has a ton of drive! He enjoys running and exploring, and his favorite reward is a ball or toy. He is certified in tracking, evidence, hasty air scent search, and human remains detection.

Warden Robertson's favorite part of being a K9 handler is helping families find a lost loved one or closure. He also enjoys helping other wardens and law enforcement officers find evidence and seeing their hard work pay off with positive outcomes.

Warden Charles Sawyer and K9 Rain

Portland District
Warden since 2024, K9 handler since 2021

K9 Rain has a sweet personality and loves meeting people, but this pup lives to work! K9 Rain thrives on completing tasks and earning her reward. Once she has completed her job she loves nothing more than sitting in the grass, happily playing with her toy.

K9 Rain is trained and certified in tracking, evidence search, hasty air scent search, and human remains detection. Warden Sawyer takes great pride in their ability to find missing people that would never have been found by another means.

Warden Jake Voter and K9 Koda

Norridgewock District
Warden since 2018, K9 handler since 2021

K9 Koda is quirky, high energy, intense, and always ready to work for his reward—a ball. He is certified in tracking, evidence, hasty air scent search, and human remains detection. When not working, you may find K9 Koda looking for a place to swim.

Even though the team's K9s are proven, their abilities still amaze Warden Voter. Working with his K9 and watching him learn and problem solve is extremely rewarding. Every time they pull off a successful find it is either lifesaving or life changing for an individual. People are not always happy to meet a game warden in the woods, unless it is a member of the K9 team ready to assist.