Died – 7\/7\/15
\nHandler – Deputy Jay Fitzgerald<\/p>\n
Police dog euthanized after attacking deputy<\/p>\n
A Grant County police dog was euthanized Tuesday after it attacked and injured its deputy handler during the weekend.\u00a0 “This was a very difficult decision to make,” Sheriff Nate Dreckmann told Madison.com. “It was not made in haste, and we looked at all the alternatives we were presented prior to making the decision.” A-Rod, who worked with Deputy Jay Fitzgerald for 3 1\/2 years, caused a significant arm injury to the deputy. The injury required many stitches to close. It was the first time a Grant County police dog attacked a fellow officer. “Deputy Fitzgerald had a K9 prior to this as well,” Dreckman said. “We are looking at what to do to replace the K9, but it will be a little while before we make any decisions on it.” Dreckman told Madison.com that Fitzgerald’s family was right there when the incident happened, but nobody else in the family was injured. “A-Rod was very productive, not only with several significant drug seizures during his time working for the sheriff’s office, but for several search and rescue operations as well,” Dreckman said. Fitzgerald was treated for the injured arm and released, but he won’t return to work for a while, the sheriff said.”We are thankful for the service A-Rod gave to the citizens of Grant County,” Dreckman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 7\/7\/15 Handler – Deputy Jay Fitzgerald Police dog euthanized after attacking deputy A Grant County police dog was euthanized Tuesday after it attacked and injured its deputy handler during the weekend.\u00a0 “This was a very difficult decision to make,” Sheriff Nate Dreckmann told Madison.com. “It was not made in haste, and we looked …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-wi"],"yoast_head":"\n