Handler – Sgt. Beardshall<\/p>\n
WVCPD mourns retired K-9 Chief<\/p>\n
The West Valley City Police Department has announced the death of retired K-9 officer Chief, who worked as a tracking dog for the department from 2013 to 2019.\u201cOur hearts are a little heavier today with the passing of retired police K-9 Chief,\u201d says a WVCPD social media post issued Tuesday afternoon.\u201cHe had more than 50 criminal apprehensions and found many lost children and runaways during his working days.\u201dChief was beloved, the post says.\u201cHe was a favorite at department events due to his gentle nature & never turned down a head pat or hug. Chief lived out his retirement with his handler, Sgt. Beardshall & his family. He kept himself busy being good boys with his best buddy, Chuck the West Highland Terrier.\u201dChief had a favorite sleeping spot, the post says.\u201cChief took plenty of naps on the trampoline, which he thought was a giant dog bed.\u201cSadly, a sudden medical complication cut his days short. He will be missed terribly. Our thoughts are with the Beardshalls who loved Chief & made his life after police work a life well lived.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Sgt. Beardshall WVCPD mourns retired K-9 Chief The West Valley City Police Department has announced the death of retired K-9 officer Chief, who worked as a tracking dog for the department from 2013 to 2019.\u201cOur hearts are a little heavier today with the passing of retired police K-9 Chief,\u201d says a WVCPD social …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-15143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ut"],"yoast_head":"\n