BEND, OR -- One of Bend Police Department's best known K9 officers has retired. Kim, an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois, arrived in Bend in 2017. She was trained as an apprehension dog, able to track, find and hold suspects until the handler calls her off to make an arrest.

Over her five-year career, Kim was deployed 913 times, making 98 captures and locating eight pieces of evidence. She also assisted on Central Oregon Emergency Response Team callouts throughout her career, and officially served on CERT from November 2021 until her retirement on January 31, 2023. 

Bend Police calls her “small in stature,” but “fierce and tenacious” and "an invaluable member of our team." Her last partner, Corporal James Kinsella, said in a statement, “K9 Kim never had a bad day at work. She never just wanted to stay home and take the night off, and never got paid a dime. Her payment was the appreciation from her officers, her recognized contributions to the Tri-County area and her opportunity to serve this community.” 

She will live with a retired K9 handler in Oregon.

 

 

 

photos courtesy Bend Police