Died \u2013 2\/28\/23
\nHandler – Officer Owen Griffith<\/p>\n
Eugene Police Department mourns loss of talented police dog<\/p>\n
A very talented and successful police dog with the Eugene Police Department has passed away on Tuesday. February 28 after years of faithful service, the department said.K-9 Cwyk joined EPD in 2017, and trained with his handler, Officer Owen Griffith, in October of 2018. The pair was certified as a team that December and hit the streets shortly afterward. EPD said Officer Griffith and Cwyk\u2019s bond, as well as Cwyk\u2019s excellent tracking ability, led to a number of patrol apprehensions, and the dog was soon selected for EPD SWAT\u2019s tactical K-9 team. EPD said Cwyk was an invaluable asset for the SWAT team, and a joyful presence back at the office. EPD said Cwyk\u2019s impressive record included dozens of apprehensions, and he would tirelessly track down suspects. EPD said Cwyk once tracked down a would-be thief through six inches of snow, and helped subdue a barricaded suspect in a dangerous SWAT situation swathed in tear gas. Eugene police said Cwyk was known for his phenomenal tracking ability, and he was called one of the most talented and successful K-9 dogs in EPD\u2019s history.Cwyk’s exploits were frequent features of EPD’s police actions, and the dog’s work made frequent appearances here on KEZI 9 News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 2\/28\/23 Handler – Officer Owen Griffith Eugene Police Department mourns loss of talented police dog A very talented and successful police dog with the Eugene Police Department has passed away on Tuesday. February 28 after years of faithful service, the department said.K-9 Cwyk joined EPD in 2017, and trained with his handler, Officer …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-13689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-or"],"yoast_head":"\n