Meet MPD's K9 Team!

Published on March 21, 2024

MPD's K9 program was formed in May 1992. There are currently four K9's in the program -- two specializing in apprehension and two specializing in drug detection. All MPD K9 Officers are members of the Oregon Police Canine Association and undergo a certification process annually.

K9 Bishop

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Bishop is a two-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer who joined MPD in 2023. He’s a five-odor dog, meaning he’s trained in detecting meth, heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and marijuana. His handler is Officer Michael Tucker.

A lot of Bishop’s training involves proofing, which means making sure he’s only alerting Officers to the drug odors he trained to. Detection K9’s like Bishop are crucial to MPD because they’re efficient in helping Officers solve cases quickly.

K9 Bodie

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Bodie is a two-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer who joined MPD in 2023. His handler is also Officer Michael Tucker. He's a four-odor dog, which means he's trained in detecting meth, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl. His training is similar to K9 Bishop's and focuses on proofing.

K9 Bruno

Bruno is an 18-month-old Belgian Malinois trained in tracking, criminal apprehension, evidence recovery and more. Bruno started training with his handler, MPD Officer Zach Mailand in September 2022 for six weeks at a police canine academy before graduating and becoming certified through the Oregon Police Canine Association. He now works in the field and continues to train weekly with Officer Mailand.

K9 Koda

Koda is a two-year-old Belgian Malinois who joined us in March 2024. His handler is Officer Justin McFetridge. Koda is trained in tracking, article and building searches.

Police K9's serve a variety of functions that help protect the public, and our officers, from dangerous individuals and situations.