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Died -5\/20\/21<\/p>\n

Baltimore County police K9 dies after sudden illness<\/p>\n

Baltimore County police said a bloodhound who worked for the department for almost a decade has died. Bella, a search-and-rescue K9 who helped find critically-missing people, “passed away Thursday from a sudden and unexpected illness,” said police. “K9 Bella was a loving and happy bloodhound who worked tirelessly for Baltimore County for nearly 10 years,” they said in a statement. “She was an undeniable asset to the Baltimore County Police Department, and she will be truly missed by her family.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Died -5\/20\/21 Baltimore County police K9 dies after sudden illness Baltimore County police said a bloodhound who worked for the department for almost a decade has died. Bella, a search-and-rescue K9 who helped find critically-missing people, “passed away Thursday from a sudden and unexpected illness,” said police. “K9 Bella was a loving and happy bloodhound …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-10678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-md"],"yoast_head":"\nK9 Bella - Baltimore County, Maryland - Memorials to Fallen K-9's<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Died -5\/20\/21 Baltimore County police K9 dies after sudden illness Baltimore County police said a bloodhound who worked for the department for almost a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.k9memorialcards.com\/k9s\/k9-bella-baltimore-county-maryland\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"K9 Bella - 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