Handler – Officer Dominic Poe<\/p>\n
Retired Kent Police Department K-9 Iron passes away<\/p>\n
The Kent Police Department announced with a heavy heart on Jan. 12 that retired K-9 Iron has crossed the rainbow bridge.Iron was brought to the United States in 2014 from the Czech Republic by Al Gill of Von der Haus Gill German Shepherds, according to KPD.He then graduated from the K9 Academy that April.K-9 Iron\u2019s four paws were enforcing the laws in the city of Kent with his partner, Ofc. Poe, until the end of 2019. He spent his golden years alongside Ofc. Poe until crossing the rainbow bridge.Iron earned the \u201cTop Dog\u201d award in 2018 at the K-9 Challenge located at Lock 3 in Akron, according to KPD.KPD said Iron was laid to rest on Dec. 19, 2023.\u201cWe send our deepest condolences to Officer Poe & his family along with all those who loved Iron as much as we all did here at KPD,\u201d the Kent Police Department stated. \u201cThank you Iron for your service & dedication to KPD, the City Of Kent and surrounding communities. You will be deeply missed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Officer Dominic Poe Retired Kent Police Department K-9 Iron passes away The Kent Police Department announced with a heavy heart on Jan. 12 that retired K-9 Iron has crossed the rainbow bridge.Iron was brought to the United States in 2014 from the Czech Republic by Al Gill of Von der Haus Gill German …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-15490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-oh"],"yoast_head":"\n