The Matt Haverkamp Foundation is proud to have worked with the fine police departments in the greater Cincinnati area. We wish the K9 police officer handlers and their new partners that we have brought together much success in the pursuit of keeping our communities safe.

Below are the photos, names, and certification months of the 117 K9s that The Foundation has funded since its inception in 2005. Please click on the FULL LIST of K9s that have helped to carry on Matt Haverkamp’s legacy. The Foundation’s first partnerships were with the police departments in Madeira and Loveland – both of which had a special connection to Matt. The Foundation hopes to carry on Matt’s dreams and passions with many other Cincinnati area law enforcement agencies and their K9 units.

Amigo | Madeira | July 2006 Handler: Ed Farris	Azar | Loveland | August 2006 Handler: Jose Alejandro	Nico | Blue Ash | September 2007 Handler: Chris Zielinski
Ike | Cincinnati | March 2008 Handler: Ken Kober	Charlie | Cheviot | August 2008 Handler: Jeff Patton	Jynx | Goshen | September 2009 Handler: Matt Bucksath
Nico | Hamilton County | March 2009 Handler: Bill Woltermann	Luger | Delhi | March 2010 Handler: Bill Roberts	Tank | Cincinnati | June 2010 Handler: Tony Bischoff
Palidan | Cincinnati | March 2010 Handler: Dave Kennedy	Mox | Clermont County | January 2011 Handler: Adam Bailey	Chica | Greenfield | February 2011 Handler: Sergeant Shawn Shanks
Dino | Green Township | August 2011 Handler: Tony Leidenbor	Major | Mason | October 2011 Handler: Mike Bishop	Amor | Norwood | December 2011 Handler: Mike Borchers
Hector | Cincinnati | January 2012 Handler: Don Meece	Bronco | Cincinnati | July 2012 Handler: Corey Bonner	Kodi | Hamilton County | March 2013 Handler: Chad Wickman
Tiba | Highland Heights, KY | May 2013 Handler: Lieutenant Amber Conrad	Sniper | Hamilton County | December 2013 Handler: Corporal Tony Swearingen	Clyde | Woodlawn | June 2014 Handler: George Wells
Ciro | West Chester | March 2015 Handler: Mike Blankenship	Pako | Springfield Township | March 2015 Handler: Jim Scheeler	Mack | Loveland | March 2015 Handler: Kyle Bibelhausen
Pedro | Cincinnati | March 2015 Handler: Don Meece	Yaro | Cincinnati | March 2015 Handler: Dane Billingsly	Porter | Cincinnati | March 2015 Handler: Branden Mentz
Gator | Miami Township | December 2013 Handler: Craig Heintzelman	Tacoma | Cincinnati | March 2015 Handler: Michael Bricker	Fussia | Sabina | 2014 Handler: John Grehl
Dozer | Univ. of Cincinnati | October 2015 Handler: Lance Long	Sicaria | Cincinnati | April 2016 Handler: Jason Ader	Creed | Amberley | April 2016 Handler: Andrea Alt
Brock | Hamilton County | April 2016 Handler: Todd Tieman	Brutus | Hamilton County | April 2016 Handler: Matt Alexander	Six | Goshen | May 2016 Handler: Matt Bucksath
Onil | North College Hill | October 2016 Handler: Jay Manning	Jonas | Boone County | September 2016 Handler: Deputy Robert Andres	Max | Hamilton County | February 2017 Handler: Jake Parton
Kuno | Cheviot | February 2017 Handler: Jeff Patton	Roscoe | Oxford | June 2017 Handler: Matt Hardin	Tao | Colerain | October 2017 Handler: Brian Huntington
Tango | Forest Park | October 2017 Handler: Jake Tamaska	Drago | Cincinnati | October 2017 Handler: Brett Thomas	Czar | Cincinnati | October 2017 Handler: Eli Orth
Buddy | Cincinnati | October 2017 Handler: Mark McChristian	Mattis | Cincinnati | October 2017 Handler: Sean Wood	Bosco | IN State Patrol | December 2017 Handler: Randy Miller
Loki | Cincinnati | October 2017 Handler: Kelly Reindl	Ares | Hamilton County | October 2017 Handler: Bill Holmes	Argo | Hamilton County | October 2017 Handler: Joe Huddleston
Chief | Golf Manor | October 2017 Handler: Lieutenant Michael Forrest	Raider | Green Township | October 2017 Handler: Tony Leidenbor	Rexo | Newport, KY | June 2018 Handler: Chris Boyd
Ricky | Montgomery | December 2018 Handler: Alex Janszen	Felix | Cincinnati | December 2018 Handler: Tony Egner	Murphy | Cincinnati | December 2018 Handler: Mark Williams
Drees | Batavia | January 2019 Handler: Chris Whitaker	Jack | Sharonville | February 2019 Handler: Dan Lee	Jax | West Chester | February 2019 Handler: Mike Blankenship
Beau | Norwood | March 2019 Handler: Ryan Ramos	Dixon | Newport, KY | February 2019 Handler: Chris White	Hugo | Dayton | February 2019 Handler: Randy Betsinger
Atos | Florence, KY | May 2019 Handler: Dustin Zink	Thunder | Butler County | April 2019 Handler: Deputy Jason Schults	Harley | Univ. of Cincinnati | May 2019 Handler: Lori Cronin
Taz | Colerain | May 2019 Handler: Zach Meyer	Nitro | Cincinnati | August 2019 Handler: Michael Bricker	Ike | Rochester, NY | October 2019 Handler: Shawn Edwards
Axel | Springfield Township | December 2019 Handler: Jim Scheeler	Miko | Wilmington | August 2020 Handler: Jordan Ianson	Willis | Hamilton | August 2020 Handler: Sean McCarley
Drogo | Hamilton | August 2020 Handler: Sean Figley	Deuce | Cincinnati | October 2020 Handler: Corey Bonner	Ciaran | Cincinnati | October 2020 Handler: Josh Wallet
Dasty | Mariemont | October 2020 Handler: Matthew Kurtz	Kevin | Ludlow, KY | October 2020 Handler: Bart Beck	Opie | Butler County | October 2020 Handler: Erik Betz
Kylo | Hamilton County | October 2020 Handler: Tony Lange	Lego | Clermont County | November 2020 Handler: Chad Popham	Max | West Chester | February 2021 Handler: Mike Veeneman
Jocko | Independence, KY | August 2021 Handler: Josh Salyers	Cruz | Loveland, KY | September 2021 Handler: Kyle Bibelhausen	Onyx | Madeira | October 2021 Handler: Ed Farris
Boris | Butler County | December 2021 Handler: Tony Wilmer	Malachi | Cincinnati | March 2022 Handler: Don Meece	Zeno | Cincinnati | March 2022 Handler: Jason Hesselbrock
Zabo | Springfield Township | March 2022 Handler: Zach Davis	Pitt | Sabina | March 2022 Handler: Justin Robinson	Falco | Hamilton County | April 2022 Handler: Dayne Friedhoff
Esko | Erlanger, KY | May 2022 Handler: Matt Hilvert	Erik | Boone County, KY | August 2022 Handler: Jacob Gilbreath	Kilo | Butler County | December 2022 Handler: Bill Brown
Murphy | Fairfield | March 2023 Handler: Kyle Allen	Radd | Butler County | May 2023 Handler: James Davenport	Remus | Cincinnati | May 2023 Handler: Branden Mentz
Brix | Cincinnati | May 2023 Handler: Brandon Dean	Bravo | Cincinnati | September 2023 Handler: Braeden Knapp	Stryker | Delhi | May 2023 Handler: Steve Sommers
Ghost | Colerain | May 2023 Handler: Andrew Morris	Kahn | Hamilton Township | August 2023 Handler: Alex Stephens	Mira | Hamilton County | August 2023 Handler: Tim Roy
Shadow | Cheviot | September 2023 Handler: Jeff Miller	Koda | Cincinnati | September 2023 Handler: Shayna Norman	Bulleit | Fort Thomas, KY | November 2023 Handler: TJ French
Lisa | N. KY Drug Strike Force | April 2024 Handler: Daniel Merrell

The white bands on these photos indicate that the K9 has retied and denotes in what year. The black bands on these photos indicate the K9’s “End of Watch” (EOW) along with the date when they passed on. We are honored that these K9s helped in keeping the greater Cincinnati area communities safer.