Officer Cole Langdon and Buddy

Lynnwood Police Department K-9 Handler Officer Cole Langdon is being honored on the Q13 FOX show “Washington’s Most Wanted” as it’s June 2010 Officer of the Month.

Recently, Langdon was voted by his peers as the “2009 Officer of the Year for the Lynnwood Police Department” and was also the recipient of the “2009 Chief’s Award.”

In addition to this prestigious award, Langdon was also chosen as the recipient of the Washington State Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Gold Medal award winner-“Top Cop” in the state- for his consistent, outstanding work in public safety.

Officer Langdon, who is also one of three Lynnwood Police K-9 handlers, is now being recognized by FOX Q13 “Washington’s Most Wanted” for his amazing work ethic and his outstanding dedication to providing a safe environment for the citizens of the City of Lynnwood.

Officer Langdon and his K9 partner “Buddy” are cross-trained for narcotic detection as well as being certified as a Patrol Dog Generalist. This year alone the duo has had at least 89 K9 applications; 59 were searching for suspects and 30 were for narcotics searches.

Along with being a K9 handler and an Acting Sergeant, Officer Langdon is also a master K9 trainer. He has trained and certified five other K9 teams including teams from Everett and Redmond Police Departments.

Starting his career as a police cadet in 1996, Langdon has been an officer with the Lynnwood Police Department for 12 years.

Washington’s Most Wanted airs at 10:30 p.m. on Q13 FOX Friday and Saturday evenings and also on MyQ2 cable channels 10/22 at 9:30 p.m. on Friday evenings.