Died 5\/13\/22
\nHandler \u2013 Sergeant Richard Phelan<\/p>\n
Retired Stamford police dog dies at age 13<\/p>\n
A retired police dog who conducted numerous narcotics searches in his eight years of service died Friday, according to the Stamford Police Department. Cronin, 13, served with the Stamford Police Department from 2011 to 2019 with his handler Sgt. Richard Phelan. The black Labrador retriever was instrumental in developing the Stamford Police Department\u2019s K9 Unit. During his tenure, Cronin was trained strictly in narcotics and helped in \u201ccountless narcotics searches,\u201d the police department said. \u201cHe had some nose on him,\u201d Phelan said. The man and his best friend enjoyed retirement together. Phelan said Cronin liked playing in the backyard, going on walks and \u201cdoing normal dog stuff instead of drug searches.\u201d \u201cHe was a great dog,\u201d Phelan added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 5\/13\/22 Handler \u2013 Sergeant Richard Phelan Retired Stamford police dog dies at age 13 A retired police dog who conducted numerous narcotics searches in his eight years of service died Friday, according to the Stamford Police Department. Cronin, 13, served with the Stamford Police Department from 2011 to 2019 with his handler Sgt. Richard …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-12303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ct"],"yoast_head":"\n