Died – April, 2016
\nHandler – Officer Zach Wright <\/p>\n
Retired Mount Vernon police dog Luther dies<\/p>\n
Mount Vernon Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its beloved officers. Luther, a police dog who retired from service with the department in January 2015, died this week, Mount Vernon Police Chief Jerry Dodd said in a news release. \u201c(Luther) was loved and respected by department staff and the community,\u201d Dodd said in the release. \u201c(He) was well known across the region for his relentless tracking skills.\u201d Luther was born in January 2005, and completed basic training in October of that year, Dodd said.During his nearly nine years in service, Luther was deployed 1,136 times, was responsible for 301 arrests, made 200 evidence finds and participated in 160 agency assists with other law enforcement agencies in Skagit, Island and Whatcom counties. \u201cWith broken hearts, we give special thanks to Luther for his courageous spirit and noble and dedicated service,\u201d Dodd said. \u201cHe truly was a community hero.\u201d For the entire time he was in service, Luther was partnered with Officer Zach Wright, and upon retirement continued to live with the Wright family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – April, 2016 Handler – Officer Zach Wright Retired Mount Vernon police dog Luther dies Mount Vernon Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its beloved officers. Luther, a police dog who retired from service with the department in January 2015, died this week, Mount Vernon Police Chief Jerry Dodd said in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[52],"class_list":["post-1512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-wa"],"yoast_head":"\n