SALEM COUNTY, OR – There's a new furry recruit at Oregon State Police. She's excited to join her handler on Oregon's highways, and we need your help to give her an official name that is paw-some!
Oregon youth, kindergarten through 5th grade, send in your ulti-mutt name for our fur-ever friend. The winning entry will be recognized with a round of a-paws and other fun prizes.
Contest Rules:
- Complete an entry form between Oct. 17-27, 2024.
- The contest is open to Oregon youth from kindergarten through 5th grade.
- One entry per student.
- Five names from the submitted entries will be selected to move forward for statewide voting.
- The student with the winning name entry will get to meet the K-9 and other recognition from OSP.
- The school with the most participants will also be recognized by OSP.
Who's ready fur some treats!
Learn more about our new K-9:
The K-9 is a two-year-old female Belgian Malinois from Blackwood Canine who is certified through the Oregon Police K-9 Association as a drug detection dog. She and her handler, Sr. Trooper Scott Show, are assigned to the Albany Patrol Office for drug detection along Interstate 5 and throughout the state.
Sr. Trooper Show said, “I’m excited to have Oregon youth involved in naming our K-9. Kids come up with the best animal names and I’ll be happy with whatever they choose.”
The contest opens at noon on Oct. 17, 2024, and closes at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 27, 2024. Entries must be received via OSP’s online entry form: https://bit.ly/OSP_K9Contest.
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About the Oregon State Police\
Oregon State Police (OSP) is a multi-disciplined organization that protects Oregon's people, wildlife, and natural resources. OSP enforces traffic laws on the state’s roadways, investigates and solves crime, conducts postmortem examinations and forensic analysis, and provides background checks, and law enforcement data. The agency regulates gaming and enforces fish, wildlife, and natural resource laws. OSP is comprised of more than 1,400 staff members – including troopers, investigators, and professional staff – who provide a full range of policing and public safety services to Oregon and other law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon.
