The Spirit Lake Police Department has had a K-9 unit among its ranks for around 20 years, according to Chief Jeff Hanson. Now, young Pistol, a female pure-bred yellow lab, is ready to become the fifth K-9 member of the force in the department' s history. Pistol has been paired with Sergeant Josh Kilpatrick, and is expected to eventually replace her fellow K-9 unit Cairo — pronounced Ki-yo — a Belgian Malinois paired with officer Shane Brevik.