SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Shane, the crime-fighting police dog, is retiring after eight years with the Gurnee Police Department.
The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports https://bit.ly/1j3jmKO that the Officer Philip Mazur - the German shepherd’s handler - says his 9-year-old partner is having trouble keeping up with the demands of the job.
Mazur says Shane “earned his keep here.” He will retire as a family pet in Mazur’s home.
Shane was cross-trained in patrol and narcotics duties. He later added cadaver search techniques.
Shane and Mazur have been on body searches, weapons and drugs sweeps, and in 2011, tracked a scent more than a mile to link a wallet to a car burglary suspect captured by another officer.
Police Chief Kevin Woodside says he looks forward to Mazur getting a new canine partner.
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Information from: Daily Herald, https://www.dailyherald.com
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