Handler \u2013 Greg Belew<\/p>\n
Ashton Police bid farewell to faithful K-9 officer<\/p>\n
The Ashton Police Department said goodbye to one of their own Wednesday evening.\u201cIt was with great sadness (that) on Oct. 25, the Ashton Police Department laid to rest drug detection, K-9 Mako,\u201d Police Chief Greg Griffel told EastIdahoNews.com in a written statement.Mako had been diagnosed with a large tumor at the back of his throat about a month ago, according to Griffel. He also had \u201ca number of tumors\u201d in his lungs. The decision was made to humanely euthanize him.Mako began his police career with the St. Anthony Police Department. He then served with the Soda Springs Police Department and finally the Ashton Police Department since 2020, according to Griffel. Although his location changed, his handler did not.\u201cMako faithfully spent his entire career with handler Officer Greg Belew,\u201d Griffel said.\u201cMako visited many schools, libraries, scout groups, 4H camps, senior centers, parades and celebrations,\u201d Griffel said.He was reportedly capable of destroying the back seat of a police vehicle \u201cin record time.\u201d Mako also performed his drug-detection duties \u201cwith great gusto and precision.\u201d\u201cHe will be missed immensely by our department and his family,\u201d Griffel said. \u201cMako was proof dogs truly are man\u2019s best friend.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler \u2013 Greg Belew Ashton Police bid farewell to faithful K-9 officer The Ashton Police Department said goodbye to one of their own Wednesday evening.\u201cIt was with great sadness (that) on Oct. 25, the Ashton Police Department laid to rest drug detection, K-9 Mako,\u201d Police Chief Greg Griffel told EastIdahoNews.com in a written statement.Mako had …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-15044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-id"],"yoast_head":"\n