Columbus Police Department has utilized police dogs for 50 years. The department’s first canine team was Jim Norris and a German Shepherd named Baron. They began patrolling the streets of Columbus in April 1975. Since then, the use of dogs has proved to be an important asset to the department in assisting officers in many areas. Currently, CPD has three K-9 teams as one of our K-9’s recently retired. Soon we will be back to four K-9 teams.
Meet Our K-9 Officers
Officer Tyler Boswell
& Revan
Revan is a three-year-old German Shepherd/Malinois mix. He has been with CPD for over two years, and has been with his partner, Officer Boswell, the whole time.
Officer Branch Schrader
& Odin
Odin is a Belgian Malinois, and was imported from Europe in 2024. He is trained and certified as a dual-purpose K9. Odin is trained for patrol and narcotic detection. Odin’s training includes obedience, tracking, article searches, building and open area searches, apprehension work, and narcotic detection.
Officer John Busack
& Denver
Denver the Dutch Shepherd came to CPD from the Denver, Colorado SWAT team. He is four years old, and was born in Poland. His favorite toys are Kongs.
Police
Dispatch
(812) 379-1689
Front Desk
(812) 376-2600
Records Division
123 Washington Street
Columbus, IN 47201
(812) 376-2653
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
