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Died 6\/20\/16
\nHandler – Lt. Shawn Courtney<\/p>\n

Del City police mourn death of former K-9 officer<\/p>\n

K-9 officer Olaf died Monday. He was a 13-year-old Czech Import German Shepherd. Olaf started with the Del City Police Department in 2005 and retired in 2015. He was trained in narcotics, patrol apprehension and tracking. “Good boy, Olaf. Run free over that rainbow bridge. Please pray for Lt. (Shawn) Courtney’s family, as they have lost this four-legged member of their family and also pray for Lt. Courtney himself, as he has lost his best friend,” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Died 6\/20\/16 Handler – Lt. Shawn Courtney Del City police mourn death of former K-9 officer K-9 officer Olaf died Monday. He was a 13-year-old Czech Import German Shepherd. Olaf started with the Del City Police Department in 2005 and retired in 2015. He was trained in narcotics, patrol apprehension and tracking. “Good boy, Olaf. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-1709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ok"],"yoast_head":"\nK9 Olaf - Del City, Oklahoma - Memorials to Fallen K-9's<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Died 6\/20\/16 Handler - Lt. Shawn Courtney Del City police mourn death of former K-9 officer K-9 officer Olaf died Monday. 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