Columbia Police Department K9 Raf retires after seven years of service

Columbia Police Department K9 Raf is retiring after seven years of service.

Raf began training as a K9 officer in 2011. He and his handler Officer Michael Parsons “patrolled Columbia streets apprehending numerous suspects and detecting and seizing narcotics.”

Raf was a certified police utility dog through the North American Police Work Dog Association and the Missouri Police Canine Association, according to the CPD press release.

K9 Rafe will retire at the home of Parsons and his family.