Handler – Bill Bogdala<\/p>\n
Winthrop Harbor police canine dies of medical emergency after recently retiring<\/p>\n
Authorities are mourning the loss of a Winthrop Harbor police canine who died after suffering a medical emergency following his recent retirement from the department.The Winthrop Harbor Police Department said Thursday they were saddened to announce the death of retired canine Hondo.Hondo served the village with his handler, Sgt. Bill Bogdala, beginning on June 9, 2017.The police canine served for six years before his retirement in June.Hondo was trained in narcotics detection, article searches and tracking.\u201cHe represented the WHPD at many events including providing assistance to other agencies,\u201d the police department said.Police officials said Hondo was well known throughout the community. He even served as a ring bearer at an officer\u2019s wedding.Hondo resided with Bogdala and his family upon his retirement in June.The canine experienced a medical emergency with \u201cno viable treatment options\u201d on Friday, police officials said.\u201cHondo will be greatly missed by the police department, he greatly enjoyed protecting and serving the community at large,\u201d the department said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Bill Bogdala Winthrop Harbor police canine dies of medical emergency after recently retiring Authorities are mourning the loss of a Winthrop Harbor police canine who died after suffering a medical emergency following his recent retirement from the department.The Winthrop Harbor Police Department said Thursday they were saddened to announce the death of retired …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-15298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-il"],"yoast_head":"\n