Handler \u2013 PC Richard Vinen<\/p>\n
Retired police dog remembered<\/p>\n
Officers have paid tribute to a \u201cwonderful\u201d police dog who died last week after retiring following a six-year career with the States police.Originally a rescue from Battersea Dogs Home, PD Achilles, a German shepherd, served in the force from 2012 to 2018, when he retired and moved to the UK with his handler, PC Richard Vinen, who continued to work for another police unit.Over the course of his service, Achilles helped to catch numerous criminals, including a man carrying a knife in town in October 2015.Police dogs typically retire after seven years spent working, when they can be rehomed or stay with their handler.The States police have extended their condolences to PC Vinen and the rest of Achilles\u2019 family.They wrote on social media: \u201cSad news today after hearing that retired Police Dog Achilles has passed away. He had enjoyed his retirement after moving to the UK with his handler several years ago.\u201cHe was a great asset to SoJP and a wonderful dog who we\u2019ll all miss.\u201dComments on social media praised a \u201cgorgeous boy\u201d who was a \u201csuperb colleague\u201d and well-loved by his owner and family.One user wrote: \u201cWoof woof woof woof woof (thank you for your service) woof woof (RIP).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler \u2013 PC Richard Vinen Retired police dog remembered Officers have paid tribute to a \u201cwonderful\u201d police dog who died last week after retiring following a six-year career with the States police.Originally a rescue from Battersea Dogs Home, PD Achilles, a German shepherd, served in the force from 2012 to 2018, when he retired and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[156],"class_list":["post-15812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-united-kingdom"],"yoast_head":"\n