1st Handler – Cpl. Ritchie Smith
\n2nd Handler – Cpl. Michael Cicale<\/p>\n
‘Rest easy hero’: Prince George’s County police mourn passing of K-9 Bella<\/p>\n
Bella, a bloodhound and special operations K-9 for the Prince George’s County Police Department has passed away at 13 years old, police announced on social media Monday. Police said Bella helped find multiple missing people and tracked down suspects with her “tremendous skills and nose” during her 12-year career, which began in 2011.She was first partnered with the late Cpl. Ritchie Smith, the report said. At the time of her passing, Bella was a “faithful and loyal” partner to Cpl. Michael Cicale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1st Handler – Cpl. Ritchie Smith 2nd Handler – Cpl. Michael Cicale ‘Rest easy hero’: Prince George’s County police mourn passing of K-9 Bella Bella, a bloodhound and special operations K-9 for the Prince George’s County Police Department has passed away at 13 years old, police announced on social media Monday. Police said Bella helped …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-13878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-md"],"yoast_head":"\n