Middletown Police Dog Team Gets Major Award

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middletown police officer Matt Bloom and his retired police dog partner Koda have received the Daniel Wasson Memorial K9 Award.

The case referenced took place on December 30, 2023, when Bloom and Koda, while on their last shift together before Koda's retirement, responded to a reported home invasion in progress in Middletown. While en route to
the home, they located suspects' vehicle leaving the area, police said.

The vehicle engaged officers in a high-speed pursuit that ended with it crashing and the suspects fleeing fleeing on foot, police said. Koda was released from the car and apprehended one of the suspects, who was in possession of a handgun.

The handgun was later determined to have been stolen from the victim's home, police said.

All suspect were apprehended.