The Tewksbury Police Department has two K-9 Officers.
- K-9 Logan and his partner Officer Stephen Quinn
- K-9 Leo and his partner Lt. Colin Trelegan
K-9 Logan, Officer Quinn
Officer Quinn joined the Tewksbury Police Department in 2014 and is a graduate of the Boston Police Academy. He is a member of several department units including the ATV Unit, Peer Support Unit, Officer Wellness Committee, NEMLEC RRT, Department Armorer and Firearms Training. Currently, he is assigned to the K-9 Unit as one of the departments two dual purpose K-9 teams with his K-9 partner Logan. Officer Quinn and K-9 Logan are members of the NEMLEC K-9 Unit that regularly assist various agencies throughout the region with K-9 and search and rescue operations. They are also frequently called upon to supplement and assist with NEMLEC SWAT Team operations when necessary.
K-9 Logan is a German Shepherd born in Denmark in 2018. Logan came to the Tewksbury Police Department in 2020 from Fox Hill Farms thanks to a generous grant from the Stanton Foundation. Officer Quinn and K-9 Logan were certified as a patrol team and narcotics detection team upon completion of the Patrol K-9 Handlers Course and the Narcotics Detection Course both offered through the Boston Police K-9 Academy.
Prior to joining the Tewksbury Police Department, Officer Quinn served 4 years with the United States Marine Corps including one tour of duty in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Prior to joining the Marine Corps, Officer Quinn worked as a certified EMT with Armstrong Ambulance. He is a graduate of North Reading High School and hold an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Middlesex Community College as well as a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from California Coast University.
K-9 Leo, Lt. Trelegan
Lieutenant Trelegan has had a passion for dogs, particularly the German Shepherd breed since he had one as a kid. After high school, he attended college and eventually earned his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Lieutenant Trelegan realized his dream of becoming a police officer after college by attending the 2011 Lowell Police Academy. In 2018 he was selected as the department’s Canine Handler. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2023 and serves as a shift commander as well as a Canine Handler.
Lieutenant Trelegan has had a passion for dogs, particularly the German Shepherd breed since he had one as a kid. After high school, he attended college and eventually earned his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Lieutenant Trelegan realized his dream of becoming a police officer after college by attending the 2011 Lowell Police Academy. In 2018 he was selected as the department’s Canine Handler. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2023 and serves as a shift commander as well as a Canine Handler.
In April of 2018, K-9 Leo was selected to be Lieutenant Trelegan’s partner. K-9 Leo was born in the Czech Republic and came to Tewksbury at 13 months old. K-9 Leo is a dual-purpose canine trained and certified by the Boston Police Department K-9 Unit in patrol functions and narcotics detection. K-9 Leo and Lieutenant Trelegan are members of the NEMLEC K-9 group which responds to canine requests throughout the over 60 NEMLEC member communities.