Died – 3\/23\/21
\n 1st Handler – \u2022 Captain J. Leatherwood
\n 2nd – Sgt. A. J. Isenhour
\n 3rd Handler – Sgt. R. L. Waldrop<\/p>\n
Retired Gaston County police K-9 Pax has died at age 14 after years of service with the police department. K-9 Pax died on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. K-9 Pax, a German shepherd, had served with the Gaston County Police K9 Unit from 2010 until 2016.K-9 Pax came from Canine Extreme Inc. based in Ocala, Florida. He was a certified police dog through the American Police Canine Association. He was certified in obedience, apprehension\/handler protection, narcotics detection, area searches, tracking, article searches, and building searches. During his tenure with the Department, K9 Pax worked with 3 different handlers:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Captain J. Leatherwood
\n\u2022 Sgt. A. J. Isenhour
\n\u2022 Sgt. R. L. Waldrop
\nDuring his tenure, police say K-9 Pax was responsible for over 120 K-9-related arrests. He conducted numerous tracks and apprehended several individuals. \u201cK-9 Pax not only served the citizens of Gaston County but provided his abilities to several partner agencies,\u201d a press release read. On several occasions, he assisted investigations for state and federal agencies. He was responsible for seizing over $75,000 in illegal narcotics during his career. K-9 Pax enjoyed his retirement while living with former K-9 Handler Captain W. P. Downey. K-9 Pax was 14 years old at the time of his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 3\/23\/21 1st Handler – \u2022 Captain J. Leatherwood 2nd – Sgt. A. J. Isenhour 3rd Handler – Sgt. R. L. Waldrop Retired Gaston County police K-9 Pax has died at age 14 after years of service with the police department. K-9 Pax died on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. K-9 Pax, a German shepherd, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-10358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-nc"],"yoast_head":"\n