Officer Shane Lind and his K-9 Hondo Email: slind@topeka.org
	Officer Jason Cooper and his K-9 Braum Email: jcooper@topeka.org
	Officer Scott Dickey and his K-9 Grim Email: sdickey@topeka.org
	Officer Derek Frisby and his K9 Kaos Officer Frisby has been on the Department since 1997. Kaos has been on the department since 2001. Email: dfrisby@topeka.org
	Officer Jason Harwood and his K-9 Magnum Email: jharwood@topeka.org
	Officer Shane Hilton and his K9 Mason Officer Hilton has been on the department since 1998. Mason has been on the department since 1999. Email: shilton@topeka.org
	Officer Gary Ludolph and his K9 Shadow Email: gludolph @topeka.org
	Officer Andrew Beightel and his K-9 Ruhl Email: abeightel@topeka.org
	Officer Patrick Salmon and his K-9 Brodie Email: psalmon@topeka.org

During the history of the Department's K-9 program, only three K-9 partners have died of duty-related causes.

In the early 1960s, the first K-9 leaped from a parking garage after seeing a shadow he thought was the burglar they were looking for.

In 1998, Officer McKinley lost his K-9 partner, Wylie, during surgery for a duty-related injury.

Also in 1998, Officer Scott Gilchrist's K-9 partner, Sevo, died after being stabbed while defending Officer Gilchrist against an armed attacker. Officer Gilchrist received the Topeka Police Department's first presented posthumous K-9 Medal of Valor.