St. John Sheriff’s Office K-9 handler Brian Bertrand (left) yells a command at “Jango,” as he attacked Chuck Bazile, playing the part of a perpetrator. The K-9 “officers” for the St. John Sheriff’s Office were the benefactors of a car wash by the LaPlace Rotary Club on Saturday, when over $5,000 was raised to help purchase bulletproof vests for each of the dogs on the force.(Staff photo by Kevin Chiri.)