Died 4\/26\/21
\nHandler – Officer Tom Spence<\/p>\n
Retired Springfield Police K9 passes away<\/p>\n
A retired 12-year-old Springfield Police K9 Officer passed away and was laid to rest. Aries served the police department for five years before retiring on September 9, 2016, due to long-term ailments. During his five-year career with Springfield Police Department, he made substantial contributions with approximately 764 deployments, located 23 suspects, and made 71 narcotic discoveries. Aries also help the department with 80 arrests. During his retirement, Aries lived with his handler, Officer Tom Spence, and the Spence family. Aries led a peaceful life where he enjoyed relaxing with his family, exploring outside, and watching the kids play. Aries was laid to rest on Tuesday, May 4, at Lakeland Pet Cemetery\u2019s Police Service Dogs area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 4\/26\/21 Handler – Officer Tom Spence Retired Springfield Police K9 passes away A retired 12-year-old Springfield Police K9 Officer passed away and was laid to rest. Aries served the police department for five years before retiring on September 9, 2016, due to long-term ailments. During his five-year career with Springfield Police Department, he made …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-10594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-mo"],"yoast_head":"\n