Ryan Cavicchi

K-9 officer, Duxbury

“I’ve been working with (Duxbury’s police dog) named Zar for three years. We had an opening to fill a new K-9 officer when the old one retired. I’ve always wanted to be the K-9 officer.”

“I love working with Zar; it’s the best job in the world. I’m very fortunate to have the job and a chief that supports it.”

Duxbury Police Officer Ryan Caviccahi and his K-9 partner Zar is featured in "To the Rescue" news feature. photo: Amelia Kunhardt,

“Duxbury is a great community and a community that I grew up in. To be able to give back and help the community in some way is great.”

“I’m a fair person. I use common sense in everything I do.”

THE SKINNY

RANK: Patrolman, K-9 officer
AGE: 36
HIRED IN DUXBURY: 1995
BIO: Cavicchi grew up in Duxbury and graduated from Duxbury High School in 1990. He served in the Army for four years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He was based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Curry College in 2002. He has been married for eight years and has two sons, 3 and 4 years old.

What did you want to be when you were a kid? In the Army Special Forces
What would you have been if not a police officer? A soldier
Best advice you ever got: “It’s better to have it and not need it then than need it and not have it.”
Person who gave it to you: A former military squad leader
What do you do in your time off: Go to the gym, spend time with family, go hiking in the Duxbury Town Forest.