Michael was born in New Jersey on April 14, 2002 and came to work at the University of Arizona Police Department in May of 2004. Michael was certified in Explosives Detection by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) after 400 hours of intensive training at the Federal Training Center in Front Royal, Virginia, and was the very first explosives K9 assigned to a university police department by the ATF. Once he was certified, Michael and his handler, Officer Kyle Morrison, patrolled and served the UA campus whenever they were not assigned to special deployments. With Ofc. Morrison’s partnership, Michael displayed his talents and capabilities by working collaboratively with other agencies all over Arizona and the United States as part of an ATF task force. Michael also conducted explosives sweeps for two Super Bowls and many high profile college football bowl games. In addition to sporting events, he provided security for the Republican National Convention in 2004 as well as the G8 Summit. Michael also participated in VIP protection for United States President Obama and former President Bush, many Supreme Court Justices, and other celebrity visits to campus. Michael worked to ensure the safety of the community by being present for hundreds of UA athletic events, and he also assisted local southern Arizona agencies with bomb threats, suspicious package calls, and evidence collection at crime scenes. In November of 2005, Michael and Ofc. Morrison captured First Place in the Tucson Area K9 Trials in the category of Explosives Detection, beating 22 other K9 teams from across the country. Michael also displayed his talents within the community by being an ambassador to hundreds of schoolchildren through classroom and special event visits. Michael worked his entire career at the UAPD until, due to his age, he had to retire in August, 2012 to live with his handler and the rest of the Morrison family until his death on August 23rd, 2015. Michael impacted many lives and he will be greatly missed.