Died – 4\/23\/17
\nHandler – Officer Matt Gomez<\/p>\n
Hemet K9 loses battle with cancer<\/p>\n
Hemet has lost a K9 officer. Jack, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, succumbed Sunday night, April 23, after a short battle with cancer, according to Hemet Police Chief Dave Brown. \u201cHis handler Matt Gomez and family members along with department representatives were at his side for support,\u201d Brown wrote in a message. Jack joined the department June 6, 2013, and was the first \u201cactive duty\u201d K9 to die in department history, Brown said. \u201cJack was an extremely dedicated, loyal and hard-working partner,\u201d Brown wrote. \u201cHe served his handler, the department and our community with great enthusiasm and drive and he undoubtedly saved a number lives and assisted in hundreds of arrests during his four years of dedicated service.\u201d The mayor and City Council will present Gomez a gift in honor of Jack\u2019s service when they meet at 7 p.m.Tuesday, April 25, in the council chambers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 4\/23\/17 Handler – Officer Matt Gomez Hemet K9 loses battle with cancer Hemet has lost a K9 officer. Jack, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, succumbed Sunday night, April 23, after a short battle with cancer, according to Hemet Police Chief Dave Brown. \u201cHis handler Matt Gomez and family members along with department representatives were …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-3228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ca"],"yoast_head":"\n