Handler – Trooper Jason Vital<\/p>\n
State police mourn the loss of K9 Rocky, who served for a decade<\/p>\n
Massachusetts State Police are mourning the death of Rocky, a dog who served the commonwealth for 10 years before his retirement in October. Rocky was a loyal partner to Trooper Jason Vital, officials said. The two of them were known for finding a missing autistic boy in Hanson in June 2016. That night, the news station reported, Rocky searched many backyards, and alerted troopers when he found the 11-year-old in some thick brush near a set of train tracks. \u201cHe was a hard worker and a faithful companion to his handler, and also to the Vital family. He is dearly missed by his family at home and the MSP family with whom he served,\u201d state police wrote on Facebook. \u201cFree time now, Rocky, and endless fields of green for running and playing, on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. You more than earned it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Trooper Jason Vital State police mourn the loss of K9 Rocky, who served for a decade Massachusetts State Police are mourning the death of Rocky, a dog who served the commonwealth for 10 years before his retirement in October. Rocky was a loyal partner to Trooper Jason Vital, officials said. The two of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-12217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ma"],"yoast_head":"\n