Police dog dies in Maple Ridge
Police dog dies in Maple Ridge
Second time in as many days a police dog has died on the Lower Mainland
News1130 Staff Jul 13, 2011 05:11:07 AM
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MAPLE RIDGE (NEWS1130) - Another police dog has died on the Lower Mainland. This time, it happened in Maple Ridge on the Lougheed Highway.
RCMP Regional Duty Officer Davis Wendell says it happened late last night as officers were chasing some suspects in a break and enter. "Tragically, as they crossed Lougheed Highway, a civilian vehicle [collided with] our police dog and the police dog died at the scene."
He says every member of the RCMP will be affected by the loss. "Police dogs are part of what we do and serve the community. But they also serve the police officers independently; in many cases, protecting them. It's unprecedented that we would lose two police dogs within two days. I've never heard of anything like this."
The police dog's name was Bear and had been with the force for two years.
The Lougheed was closed for several hours early this morning between 216th and 222nd Streets, but re-opened before the morning rush. Yesterday, Richmond Mounties confirmed a police dog died after its handler crashed into a pole on Westminster Highway. |
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