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Died \u2013 9\/25\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Handler – <\/strong>Cpl. Sean Peterson\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pocatello police mourn loss of K9 Dex<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pocatello Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own: a K9 who was instrumental in the seizure of numerous illegal narcotics and the apprehension of several dangerous criminals during his five years with the department. K9 Dex, a 7-year-old male Belgian Malinois from Holland, died on Saturday after being diagnosed with an aggressive and advanced illness that was recently discovered during a routine checkup, according to Pocatello Police Department officials. \u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye today to K9 Dex,\u201d the police department posted on its Facebook page on Saturday. \u201cWe would like to thank the staff at Alpine Animal Hospital for their care of K9 Dex. K9 Dex End of Watch September 25, 2021.\u201d Dex joined the police department in late 2016 and he and his handler, Cpl. Sean Peterson, finished their training and certification in early 2017. \u201cDex was an extremely energetic, intelligent, driven, playful, and hardworking dog,\u201d Peterson wrote in an email response to the Journal. \u201cHe was always excited to come to work and loved to play. Dex always aimed to please and would do anything to get to play with a toy.\u201d And he was good at what he did. Dex, a dual-purpose dog trained in narcotics detection and apprehension, was deployed more than 460 times during his time with the police department. Peterson said the K9 made a big difference in his work. \u201cDex was often used for open-air sniffs on vehicles that were stopped for traffic violations. This resulted in the seizure of large quantities of dangerous narcotics,\u201d Peterson wrote. \u201cDex also made a huge difference when it came to apprehending violent offenders. Dex was deployed several times but oftentimes his mere presence or barking was enough to get the offender to give themselves up without incident. This is huge to officer safety and saved myself as well as several other officers from having to go into potentially dangerous situations.\u201d Peterson recalled a rewarding incident during the summer of 2020 in which Dex was able to locate and apprehend a kidnapping suspect in American Falls, which assisted in the safe return of a child. Peterson believes Dex\u2019s efforts over the years helped keep officers and the community safer. \u201cDex also made a huge difference in my work when it came to community relations. On several occasions, I was approached by members of the community wanting to meet or know about Dex,\u201d Peterson wrote. \u201cThis became a great opportunity for me to get to know members of the community and be able to teach them about aspects of law enforcement that they may not have been aware of otherwise.\u201d Peterson says he and Dex, who became a part of his family, shared a special bond and he\u2019s felt \u201ccrushed\u201d by the K9\u2019s passing. \u201cDex was with me every day at work and then every day when we went home. I spent more time with Dex than with my family and friends,\u201d Peterson wrote. He continued: \u201cDex always had the ability to put a smile on my face with his fun-loving personality. It has been extremely difficult over the last few days going to work and not having him in the car with me or going into my backyard and not seeing him running around. Most of my daily routines both at home and at work included Dex. Now that he is gone it has been hard to get back to daily life.\u201d Peterson says he\u2019s grateful for all of the love and support he\u2019s received from family, friends, co-workers and Alpine Animal Hospital staff in recent days. \u201cAlpine showed so much compassion for Dex and I during the whole process,\u201d Peterson wrote. \u201cAlpine treated Dex with the respect that he truly deserved for the work he did for this department and this community.\u201d Dex is the second K9 that the police department has lost in the past year. Bart, a Dutch Shepherd, unexpectedly died on Nov. 29, 2020, while on duty.<\/p>\n

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