Died – 4\/16\/17
\nHandler – Officer Edward Badillo<\/p>\n
Law enforcement officers pay final respects to Edinburg police dog<\/p>\n
The mood was somber as Edinburg Police and fellow law enforcement officers gathered Thursday to say goodbye to a K-9 officer. A memorial service was held at Memorial Funeral Home for Officer Eros, a Belgian Malinois, who joined the Edinburg police force in 2010. Eros, who was 9, died April 16 after a sudden illness, believed to be cancer related, according to a news release from the city of Edinburg. The K-9 was under a doctor\u2019s care at the time of his death and was scheduled to undergo more tests to determine treatment, but died before those tests could be performed. During his time on the force, Eros served as a dual purpose K-9 officer. He was trained in narcotics and patrol, with special focus on detaining, tracking and building searches. Edinburg Police Officer Edward Badillo was Eros\u2019 handler at the time of his death and spoke about how Eros was important to him and important to the city. \u201cI became attached to him \u2014 he was with me at home and also at work.\u201d Badillo said.Members of the force lauded Eros, who was a native of the Netherlands, for being smart, confident and hardworking, all common characteristics of his breed. \u201cThank you, Eros,\u201d said Mayor Richard Garcia, who also praised the work of Badillo. \u201cHe was surrounded by lots of love.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re going to be missed, buddy,\u201d Badillo added. Thursday\u2019s memorial service ended with a 21-gun salute and with the symbolic folding of the Texas flag and a final call for Eros, \u201cEnd of Watch for K-9 Eros, April 16, 2017.\u201d The memorial service was filled with law enforcement representatives from the Edinburg Police Department, Edinburg Fire Department, Hidalgo County Sheriff\u2019s Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 4\/16\/17 Handler – Officer Edward Badillo Law enforcement officers pay final respects to Edinburg police dog The mood was somber as Edinburg Police and fellow law enforcement officers gathered Thursday to say goodbye to a K-9 officer. A memorial service was held at Memorial Funeral Home for Officer Eros, a Belgian Malinois, who …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-3240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-tx"],"yoast_head":"\n