Second Pittsburgh K-9 Officer dies in less than a week
\nHandler – Officer Clint Thimons<\/p>\n
Just a few days after the unexpected passing of an active K-9 officer, the Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit is mourning the loss of a retired dog. 12-year-old Officer Lapis recently passed away.Lapis was a Narcotics Detection K-9 who worked with the K-9 Unit from May 2013 through November 2020. The Unit says Lapis lived with his handler Officer Houck and his family for the past three years in retirement.Late last week, 4-year-old Officer Hans died unexpectedly.Hans began his service with the unit in November 2021, attending the K9 school, graduating in March 2022. Hans was a Patrol and Explosive Detection K9 with his handler Clint Thimons.\u201cWe send our condolences to Officer Thimons and his family,\u201d the Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit said in a statement. \u201cRIP Hans. Your loyal service to the City of Pittsburgh and its citizens will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Second Pittsburgh K-9 Officer dies in less than a week Handler – Officer Clint Thimons Just a few days after the unexpected passing of an active K-9 officer, the Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit is mourning the loss of a retired dog. 12-year-old Officer Lapis recently passed away.Lapis was a Narcotics Detection K-9 who worked with …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-15403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-pa"],"yoast_head":"\n