CPDK9.com was created by Officer Steve Martinez, the handler and partner of K-9 Ralph, as a public relations tool. CPDK9.com is in no way an official Chicago Police Department Website. It is privately owned and operated by Steve Martinez. The views and content of this website is that of Steve Martinez an is NOT the opinions of the Chicago Police Department.
Officer Steve Martinez is a 23 year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, who has spent 19 years in the Organized Crime Division, Narcotic and Gang Investigation Section as Investigator assigned with a Canine.