Handler – Lt. Chris Walker<\/p>\n
Baker County Sheriff\u2019s Office shares sad news of retired K-9\u2032s passing<\/p>\n
Baker County Sheriff Scotty Rhoden took to social media on Mon., Jan. 29 to announce the passing of one of their own.In a Facebook post by the sheriff\u2019s office, Blitz was said to have admirably served by the side of his handler, Lt. Chris Walker from 2011 to 2018.K-9 Blitz was responsible for finding 140 criminals, assisted with countless narcotic searches, and helped apprehend 23 fleeing suspects. It just wasn\u2019t his work in the field. Blitz was also an ambassador in the community.\u201cBlitz also participated in many public K through 9 demonstrations to help educate the community and school-aged children about the invaluable contributions of the Sheriff\u2019s Office K-9 ogram,\u201d the department said in their social media post.After retiring, Blitz remained part of his long-time partner Lt. Walker, and his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Lt. Chris Walker Baker County Sheriff\u2019s Office shares sad news of retired K-9\u2032s passing Baker County Sheriff Scotty Rhoden took to social media on Mon., Jan. 29 to announce the passing of one of their own.In a Facebook post by the sheriff\u2019s office, Blitz was said to have admirably served by the side …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-15580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-fl"],"yoast_head":"\n