Died 7\/6\/17
\nHandler – Officer Ron Dombkowski<\/p>\n
Longtime Lafayette K9 officer passes away<\/p>\n
The Lafayette Police Department is mourning the death of longtime K9 officer Tommy. Tommy served the department\u2019s canine unit alongside Officer Ron Dombkowski from 2008 to 2017, and he was a faithful partner and companion. During his time on the LPD, Tommy was deployed over 800 times, assisted in over 390 arrests, participated in seizing over 40 pounds of narcotics, over $9,000 dollars, and four firearms. Since his retirement this year, Tommy has been a member of the Dombkowski family and has enjoyed long, well-deserved naps on the couch. Tommy will be remembered for his hard work ethic and Dloveable nature. He died of natural causes and was 10-years-old at the time of his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 7\/6\/17 Handler – Officer Ron Dombkowski Longtime Lafayette K9 officer passes away The Lafayette Police Department is mourning the death of longtime K9 officer Tommy. Tommy served the department\u2019s canine unit alongside Officer Ron Dombkowski from 2008 to 2017, and he was a faithful partner and companion. During his time on the LPD, Tommy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3652,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-3650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-in"],"yoast_head":"\n