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The newest addition to our K9 Team is K9 Sly, a purebred German Shepherd born in Germany in 2022 who came to Newport from a world-renowned K9 training facility in Northern California. On November 24, 2024, K9 Sly began his active duty as the newest member of Newport Police. He is the first "patrol dog" in the department's history, and will join K9 Zoe as the second active duty dog on the team. Along with his partner and handler, Officer Jerimiah Mangum, Sly specializes in tracking human scent, evidence search, general area search, and apprehensions.

K9 Sly and Officer Mangum spent six weeks training together in Springfield, Oregon to become a certified K9 unit. Together, they help keep Newport safe and also give demonstrations around town, including at the Newport Public Library and at schools.

On June 14, 2025, Officer Jerimiah Mangum and K9 Sly participated in the Springfield Police Department's Annual K9 Top Dog Competition. They competed in all of the categories: Area Search, Agility Course, Suspect Apprehension, Fastest Dog and Handler Protection. Each category received points and the overall team was declared "Top Dog" for 2025. Officer Mangum and K9 Sly brought home the highest honor of TOP DOG with the circular trophy. Their names will be etched into the TOP DOG trophy along with the names of previous year's winners and will remain on display at Springfield PD.

Sly loves people, but please ask Officer Mangum before approaching him.

Winners of the 2025 Top Dog Competition.

K9 Sly on his way to winning Top Dog	Officer Mangum and K9 Sly's names will be added to the trophy.

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In August 2019, we welcomed K9 Zoe and her handler, Sgt. Aaron Bales. The pair passed their Oregon Police Canine Association (OPCA) certification test to become a Certified Narcotic Detection Team.  K9 Zoe is a five-year-old Belgian Malinois trained to detect the odor of Methamphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine. She was acquired from the State of Jefferson Working Dogs in Gold Hill, Oregon. K9 Zoe and Officer Bales completed several weeks of training prior to taking their OPCA certification test.  K9 Zoe and Sgt. Bales are assigned to the Patrol Division.