Died – 7\/20\/17
\nHandler – Sgt Edward O’Flaherty<\/p>\n
It is with deep regret that I announce the sudden passing of canine \u201cFalcone\u2019, who was the devoted and loyal partner of Sergeant Edward O\u2019Flaherty of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department. \u201cFalcone\u201d experienced a serious, unpredictable medical emergency (Mesenteric-torsion\/Bloat). \u201cFalcone\u201d was named is in honor of Detective John Falcone, a highly decorated member of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department who was killed in the line of duty on February 18, 2011 at the Metro North Train Station in Poughkeepsie, New York. \u201cFalcone\u201d and Sergeant O\u2019Flaherty were assigned to the MTA Police Department Special Operations Division where they protected the citizens of the Metropolitan NYC Area by deterring acts of terrorism and protected countless dignitaries including two sitting United States Presidents. They successfully prevented and solved numerous crimes throughout their career. Just last month Sergeant O\u2019Flaherty and \u201cFalcone\u201d were one of the top finalists in the USPCA Patrol Certifications. \u201cFalcone\u201d was certified by the United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) in Patrol and Explosives Detection. In addition, the team graduated from the MTA PD Canine Training Center \u201cMass Transit Tactical Canine Program\u201d. \u201cFalcone\u201d, loyal trusted partner and friend will be especially missed by all the members of the \u201cO\u2019Flaherty\u201d family, especially the O\u2019Flaherty children whom he lived to protect and play with. Sergeant O\u2019Flaherty joined the CPWDA on 8\/9\/10 with his first K9 Duke and joined with K9 Falcone on 2\/19\/13 and were members until his passing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 7\/20\/17 Handler – Sgt Edward O’Flaherty It is with deep regret that I announce the sudden passing of canine \u201cFalcone\u2019, who was the devoted and loyal partner of Sergeant Edward O\u2019Flaherty of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department. \u201cFalcone\u201d experienced a serious, unpredictable medical emergency (Mesenteric-torsion\/Bloat). \u201cFalcone\u201d was named is in honor of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-3733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ny"],"yoast_head":"\n