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Handler – Trooper First Class Kevin Reed
“I’m sad to write that last night Wrangler passed away suddenly from liver disease. “In his short 6 years, Wrangler did more than most humans.” That’s no exaggeration. He protected thousands of people every day as a Connecticut State Police Explosives Detection K9,” Eastman continued. “To me, Wrangler was my super early morning buddy,” Eastman explained. “He had the most perfectly squishable neck rolls. He rarely caught the ball, but never stopped trying. He was one of the few Labs I know who wasn’t fickle with his love. And I know that my life would look very different today if he hadn’t been a part of it.” In December of 2017, Wrangler graduated from the K-9 detection program and started his life alongside his police partner, Trooper First Class Kevin Reed, who patrolled with him as part of the Mass Transit Unit, keeping trains and train stations safe from New Haven, Connecticut, to New York City. “I’m so grateful to Kevin and his family for giving Wrangler the most incredible life, and for loving him so much,” Eastman wrote. The Connecticut State Police were happy to have Wrangler join the team to keep mass transit areas safe.
