Concord K9 Program
The Largest K9 Program in
Contra Costa County
The Concord Police Department (CPD) maintains the largest municipal law enforcement K9 corps in Contra Costa County, and per capita, the CPD K9 program is one of the largest in the state of California. The CPD K9 Unit has been continuously staffed for over 40 years.
The Concord Police Department
K9 Corps Today
Today, the CPD currently staffs and deploys seven K9 teams within the eight patrol squads. Within each active K9 team, a handler is attached to an individual squad / Sergeant for day-to-day supervision. We also have one dedicated narcotics detector K9 attached to the Special Investigation Bureau (SIB).
About our Canines
Our dogs consist of five Belgian Malinois and three German Shepard canines, all of which are male dogs. Each of the canines is cross trained, meaning the dogs are trained and state-certified as Police Service Dogs (protection work – search and apprehension), and also state-certified for narcotics detection. The only exception is the SIB K9, which is only certified for narcotics detection.
For More Information
To find out more about Concord's K9 Program, please contact the CPD K9 program coordinator, Lt. Tim Runyon at (925) 603-5902.
