Handler – Officer Gregg Bruno<\/p>\n
Cranston police mourn K-9 officer Bosco<\/p>\n
K-9 Officer Bosco of the Cranston Police Department has died. Bosco, who served on the force from April 2008 until his retirement in 2015, will be laid to rest Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. He will receive an escort to Final Gift Cremations in Cranston, where there will be a viewing for family and friends at 2 p.m. \u201cK-9 Bosco was the loyal partner of handler Officer Gregg Bruno,\u201d police wrote on Facebook. \u201cK-9 Bosco’s biggest contribution was the thousands of lives he touched while visiting schools and other civic functions where children proudly wore their \u2018I met Bosco today\u2019 stickers. He will be sadly missed.\u201d Police also posted a video in honor of Bosco, which included photos of the \u201cinseparable\u201d K-9 duo. \u201cThis amazing team touched the lives of countless people and put smiles on the faces of kids of all ages, all while performing the exhausting duties of a police dog and handler (and) helping to keep the City of Cranston safe,\u201d police noted. \u201cRest easy, Bosco.\u201d While Bosco passed away on Saturday, the Cranston K-9 unit on Tuesday received a $31,000 grant from the Rhode Island House of Representatives, sponsored by Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and the City of Cranston. According to police, the funds will be used to help purchase a 2016 Ford Expedition to transport the city\u2019s three K-9s. The SUV will be driven by Officer Shane O’Donnell and his partner, Blesk. During a check presentation, Mattiello was joined by Mayor Allan Fung, Chief Michael Winquist, Maj. Todd Patalano, along with members of the K-9 unit, including the police dogs. \u201cWe would like to thank the members of government who made this possible,\u201d police said. \u201cIt is very much appreciated.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Officer Gregg Bruno Cranston police mourn K-9 officer Bosco K-9 Officer Bosco of the Cranston Police Department has died. Bosco, who served on the force from April 2008 until his retirement in 2015, will be laid to rest Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. He will receive an escort to Final Gift Cremations in Cranston, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-2305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ri"],"yoast_head":"\n