K-9 Unit


Officer Croteau and K9 Putnam

K9 Officer Croteau has been a handler for 14 years and K9 Putnam is his second K9. His first K9 was K9 Promise who retired in 2016. She is still enjoying the retired life at home with K9 Officer Croteau and K9 Putnam.

K9 Putnam is a 4 year old male yellow Labrador Retriever trained to alert to most commonly abused / illegal narcotics found on the streets. K9 Putnam has a big bark, but is as friendly as they come. He enjoys doing his job almost as much as he enjoys play time. He is trained and certified through the CT State Police as well as NAPWDA. He certifies annually with both organizations and has on going proficiency evaluations with the CT State Police.







Ofc. Colantuono and K9 Nova

Ofc. Colantuono has been a handler for 5 years and currently handles K9 Nova.

K9 Nova is a 5 1/2 year old male German Shepherd. Ofc Colantuono & K9 Nova are trained and certified by the Connecticut State Police K9 Unit as a patrol dog team. K9 Nova is certified to track suspects and missing people, handler protection, evidence recovery and building searches. K9 Ofc. Colantuono and K9 Nova re-certify as a patrol dog team yearly through NESPAC standards.

K9 Ofc. Colantuono and K9 are also trained and certified by NAPWDA as a narcotics detection team. K9 Nova is trained to locate Cocaine, Crack-cocaine, Methamphetamines, Heroin and MDMA. K9 Ofc. Colantuono and K9 Nova re-certify in narcotics detection yearly through NAPWDA standards.





Ofc. Dufresne and K9 Kodi

Officer Dufresne has been a handler for 8 years and K9 Kodi is his second K9. His first K9 was K9 Bruin who passed away in 2018 after serving the Town of Enfield. K9 Bruin was retired for 1 year prior to his passing.

K9 Kodi is a 3 year old male Belgian Malinois/ German Shepherd cross breed. K9 Officer Dufresne and K9 Kodi are trained and certified by the Connecticut State Police K9 Unit as a patrol dog team. K9 Kodi is certified to track suspects and missing people, handler protection, evidence recovery and building searches. K9 Officer Dufresne and K9 Kodi re-certify as a patrol dog team yearly through NESPAC standards.

K9 Officer Dufresne and K9 Kodi are also trained and certified by The Connecticut State Police as a narcotics detection team. K9 Kodi is trained to locate Cocaine, Crack-cocaine, Methamphetamines, Heroin and MDMA. K9 Officer Dufresne and K9 Kodi re-certify in narcotics detection yearly through the Connecticut State Police and NESPAC standards.

K9 Kodi loves his ball and that is the reward that is used for all of his training. Kodi also loves his off duty time where he loves to swim and relax.




Ofc. Bartolucci and K9 Britford "Brit"

Officer Bartolucci and K-9 Britford are the newest addition to the Enfield Police Department’s K-9 Division as of May 2019.

K9 Britford is a 2 year old male yellow Labrador Retriever trained to alert to numerous types of narcotics. K9 Britford is certified through the Connecticut State Police and continues with ongoing training to enhance his skills.

K9 Britford loves to work and hang out with his new K9 Team buddies, K9 Putnam, K9 Kodi and K9 Nova.


K9 Putnam

K9 Putnam

Ofc. Colantuono and K9 Nova

Officer Colantuono and K9 Nova

Ofc. Dufresne and K9 Kodi

Officer Dufresne and K9 Kodi

Ofc. Bartolucci and K9 Britford

Officer Bartolucci and K9 Britford

K-9's Kodi, Putnam and Nova

Photo of EPD K-9's Kodi, Putnam and Nova

Retired Enfield K-9's Niko, Falco and Promise

K-9 Unit Photo

We would like to thank K9 Promise and K9 Bruin for serving the police department and the Town of Enfield. 

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