Died 12\/8\/21<\/p>\n
Handler – Officer Reginald Larson<\/p>\n
Blaine’s new K-9 dies suddenly due to illness<\/strong><\/p>\n The Blaine Police Department\u2019s newest K-9 Tyrone died suddenly on the evening of Dec. 8 from a blood infection caused by an unknown illness. Tyrone was a Belgian Malinois born Feb. 20, 2020. Tyrone officially started with the department after his predecessor, K-9 Rex, retired Aug, 12 after nine years on the job. Both Rex and Tyrone\u2019s handler is Blaine officer Reginald \u201cReggie\u201d Larson. Tyrone had been undergoing training with Larson since last spring. Recently he graduated from a 12-week K-9 program with McDonough K-9, in Anoka. Tyrone served for only a few weeks after graduating the program before he died. \u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that our newest K-9 partner, Tyrone, passed away,\u201d the Blaine Police Department said in a statement on Facebook. According to the department, Tyrone had been ill for a few days when he developed sepsis and pneumonia. He was treated with aggressive lifesaving measures at Animal Emergency and Referral Center of Minnesota Dec. 8 but did not survive. \u201cHe was a joy to have around the department and even though we only had a short time with him, he will be greatly missed,\u201d the statement said. \u201cPlease keep Tyrone\u2019s handler Officer Larson and his family in your thoughts and hearts during this difficult time.\u201d \u201cI am thankful for my time with Tyrone,\u201d Larson said in an email. \u201cHe was a very genetically gifted animal that doesn\u2019t come around often. I learned a great deal from him and grew as a trainer during the time I had with him. He was so full of potential and it\u2019s sad that we aren\u2019t going to see what he could [have] done.\u201dTyrone was able to join the Blaine Police Department thanks to a $15,000 donation from Vietnam War veteran Leo Luskey, a friend of Larson. Tyrone was named after Luskey\u2019s hometown of Tyrone, Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Died 12\/8\/21 Handler – Officer Reginald Larson Blaine’s new K-9 dies suddenly due to illness The Blaine Police Department\u2019s newest K-9 Tyrone died suddenly on the evening of Dec. 8 from a blood infection caused by an unknown illness. Tyrone was a Belgian Malinois born Feb. 20, 2020. Tyrone officially started with the department after …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[66],"class_list":["post-11561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-mn"],"yoast_head":"\n