Editor’s Note: This article is heavy on Star Wars references. Read on & “May the force be with you.”
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — If any dog knows how to become “one” with the (police) force, it’s Kylo, a dual-purpose K9 with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), certified in both apprehension and narcotics detection. Despite his name, Kylo has embraced the light side and has helped track down hives of scum and villainy since 2018.
Kylo was only a youngling of 10 months old, the youngest dog ever selected by CSPD, when he came over from the Czech Republic to be trained as a K9 padawan. He has since grown strong in the police force, having assisted with over 500 calls for service, fulfilling his role as peacekeeper of this corner of the galaxy by convincing over 100 suspects to surrender.
On Aug. 18, 2025, K9 Kylo was summoned to assist law enforcement from the Outer Rim when the Cripple Creek Police Department (CCPD) requested help locating a suspect who was wanted on an attempted robbery warrant and for questioning in another case.
CSPD officers located the suspect in a home in the Stetson Hills sector. K9 Kylo and his master conferred with other law enforcement and set up a strategy to flush the suspect from his hideout. As the suspect exited through the front door, Kylo and his allies were waiting. Kylo took up his role as diplomat and enthusiastically negotiated a peaceful surrender…