Died \u2013 6\/9\/24<\/p>\n
Death of K-9 Britta mourned by Colorado Springs police<\/p>\n
The Colorado Springs Police Department is mourning the death of K-9 officer Britta after she died over the weekend. Britta died Sunday after serving the community for 10 years with CSPD’s EOD unit, according to a social media announcement from the department. K-9 Britta specialized in searching for explosives and had prior training in apprehension, officials said.As CSPD’s oldest K-9, Britta worked in countless operations and supported the department’s bomb squad.She also participated in about 200 deployments, which included VIP sweeps, vice presidential sweeps, presidential sweeps and explosive calls for service, according to police. Officials said Britta’s favorite pastimes included playing fetch with her Chuckit ball and snacking on carrots and cucumbers. “Her contributions to the safety of Colorado Springs and the surrounding area were invaluable, and her presence will be sorely missed,” the department said in the announcement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died \u2013 6\/9\/24 Death of K-9 Britta mourned by Colorado Springs police The Colorado Springs Police Department is mourning the death of K-9 officer Britta after she died over the weekend. Britta died Sunday after serving the community for 10 years with CSPD’s EOD unit, according to a social media announcement from the department. K-9 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-16226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-co"],"yoast_head":"\n