Died – 5\/4\/17
\nHandler – Officer Al Ancheta<\/p>\n
Retired Glendora police K-9 \u2018Roby\u2019 dies<\/p>\n
The Glendora Police Department said goodbye this week to a faithful four-legged officer who served the community for seven years before retiring in 2014. Roby, a Belgian Malinois who patrolled the streets of Glendora alongside handler Officer Al Ancheta under the call sign \u201c3K2,\u201d died Thursday, Glendora police officials announced over the weekend. \u201cRoby died doing one of his favorite things in the world: going on a car ride,\u201d police said in a written statement. \u201cRoby was a strong working dog, a loyal partner to Officer Ancheta and guardian to the Ancheta and Glendora Police Department families. We ask that you keep Officer Ancheta and his family in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn the loss of what can truly be described as man\u2019s best friend.\u201d Roby was the Glendora Police Department\u2019s second police dog when he joined the agency in 2007, officials said. \u201cRoby assisted in the arrest of numerous dangerous criminals, the recovery of illegal narcotics and he highlighted countless community events,\u201d the statement said. \u201cRoby was a regular fixture in the Glendora Police station, always walking around with a ball in his mouth begging someone to throw it, yet stubbornly refusing to allow anyone to take it away from him.\u201d After retiring, Roby lived out his days with Ancheta\u2019s family, becoming particularly fond of Ancheta\u2019s youngest son. \u201cRoby sired two litters of healthy puppies, the second of which was born only hours before he left us,\u201d according to the statement. In the statement, the department offered one last parting message to its loyal K-9. \u201cRoby, you will be missed. 3K2, you are clear to secure.\u201d But the Glendora Police Department\u2019s K-9 program lives on, with K-9 Bo and handler Officer Scott Salvage.The department announced earlier this week that Bo will soon be receiving a bullet and stab resistant vest to help keep him safe while on-duty, thanks to an anonymous donor and the non-profit organization Vested interest in K9s. \u201cI would like to thank the Vested Interest in K9s for providing the Glendora Police Department with a great piece of equipment to protect my partner,\u201d Salvage said. \u201cThis will help allow him to better protect our team and community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 5\/4\/17 Handler – Officer Al Ancheta Retired Glendora police K-9 \u2018Roby\u2019 dies The Glendora Police Department said goodbye this week to a faithful four-legged officer who served the community for seven years before retiring in 2014. Roby, a Belgian Malinois who patrolled the streets of Glendora alongside handler Officer Al Ancheta under the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-3277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ca"],"yoast_head":"\n