Officer Redmond & K9 Officer Rudder

Serving Together. Supporting Students. Strengthening Our Community.

K9 Officer

Officer Bio

I began my career with the city in 2007 where I was a seasonal landscape worker and then promoted to working full time for the streets crew paving the roads in Littleton. Interesting fact: I have a license to drive a semitruck and can operate a backhoe. While working for the city I discovered that the community is incredibly supportive and kind which was instrumental in inspiring me to want to give back.

In 2010 I was fortunate to land my dream job of becoming a Littleton Police Officer. During my time with the department I have been lucky enough to serve in several different roles to include: SWAT negotiator, public information officer, field training instructor, driving instructor, community service patrol liaison, drone pilot, master police officer and corporal.

In my free time I enjoy hiking (Moab is my favorite spot), running (I completed the JFK 50 mile in Maryland), restoring antiques (My most recent project is restoring an old Ski Lift Chair), traveling (favorite place I’ve been is Auckland New Zealand), playing guitar (I built my own acoustic),carpentry projects and connecting with friends and family.

I’m so excited to begin the next step of my career serving the Littleton community as Euclid’s school resource officer.

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K9 Bio

K9 Rudder joined the Littleton Police Department (LPD) in spring of 2023 and spent the summer in field training with his handler, School Resource Officer (SRO) Rick Redmond. Rudder was initially in training with Guide Dogs of the Desert to be a seeing-eye dog. However, his trainers soon realized that he was just too social and too friendly, so his training was transitioned, and he is now a therapy dog.

K9 Rudder works alongside Officer Redmond supporting students across the district. Officer Redmond has been an SRO for the past five years, but says that Rudder has made a big difference in his ability to connect with students.

“I have had kids that have been in hard situations and Rudder has been able to calm them down,” said Officer Redmond. “There are relationships that I am able to build that I without him I do not know that I would otherwise be able to do that.”

  • Name: Rudder

  • Breed: English Labrador Retriever

  • Birthplace: California

  • Birthdate: 2022

  • In my free time, I like to: Go for walks and meet new people.

  • My favorite toys: Tug-toys

  • A typical day for me: A morning walk, going to school and getting lots of pets and attention from the students and training drills.

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