Died \u2013 7\/13\/23
\nHandler \u2013 Officer Joseph Gondeck<\/p>\n
Castle Rock police K-9 dies suddenly<\/p>\n
A K-9 from the Castle Rock Police Department died unexpectedly last week, and the cause of death remains unknown. The department announced Maverick\u2019s death Friday in a Facebook post, saying, \u201cRest easy, good boy.\u201d
\nMaverick, a Belgian Malinois, was almost 4 years old. He was born in August 2019, according to the Castle Rock Police website. He served the town for more than half of his life, specializing in patrol work and narcotics detection from January 2021 until his death on July 13, according to police.FOX31 reached out to the department\u2019s public information officer to get more information on the fallen officer\u2019s passing. \u201cThe cause of death is unknown,\u201d the public information officer said in an email. The department asked that a necropsy be performed by his veterinarian, according to the spokesperson, but the results were inconclusive. Maverick did not have any diagnosed chronic health issues. The spokesperson also said there were not any obvious signs of trauma. \u201cAlthough the cause of death is unknown, it appeared he died peacefully and without any pain,\u201d the spokesperson wrote.Gov. Jared Polis offered his condolences on Twitter. \u201cSending our deepest sympathies to Maverick\u2019s handler and his family during this difficult time,\u201d he said. \u201cThank you for your service Maverick. Godspeed good boy.\u201d \u201cNot only are these police dogs our teammates, they also become family members,\u201d Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley said. \u201cWe are grateful to K9 Maverick and his service to our Town. We will miss seeing him around the department and in Castle Rock doing what he loved, keeping our officers and community safe.\u201d Maverick was paired with his handler, Officer Joseph Gondeck, in October 2020, and began training in November of that year. He got his dual certification in January 2021 when he began working on patrol, according to the Castle Rock Police website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 7\/13\/23 Handler \u2013 Officer Joseph Gondeck Castle Rock police K-9 dies suddenly A K-9 from the Castle Rock Police Department died unexpectedly last week, and the cause of death remains unknown. The department announced Maverick\u2019s death Friday in a Facebook post, saying, \u201cRest easy, good boy.\u201d Maverick, a Belgian Malinois, was almost 4 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-14458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-co"],"yoast_head":"\n