Died 8\/12\/15
\nHandler – Officer Jason Thomas<\/p>\n
Police mourn unexpected passing of K9 \u2018Pajko\u2019<\/p>\n
The Cedar City Police Department announced Wednesday that Pajko, a K9 officer with the force, had died unexpectedly at the age of 5. A press release from The Friends of Iron County Police K9 states the death has \u201ccome as a great shock to all involved\u201d, and the dog\u2019s passing comes several hours before a couple who had donated to pay for the dog\u2019s medical bills were to be formally honored at a city council meeting. The dog died overnight on August 12, a little more than a month after he underwent emergency surgery for a bloat. The release states the department and particularly Pajko\u2019s handler, Officer Jason Thomas, were exceptionally grateful for the prayers in support of Pajko during and after that surgery. Cedar City PD states on their Facebook page that Pajko is responsible for apprehending many criminals and was credited with finding \u201ctens of thousands of dollars worth of drugs.\u201d The release states: \u201cWe ask that you remember Officer Jason Thomas & Pajko in your prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 8\/12\/15 Handler – Officer Jason Thomas Police mourn unexpected passing of K9 \u2018Pajko\u2019 The Cedar City Police Department announced Wednesday that Pajko, a K9 officer with the force, had died unexpectedly at the age of 5. A press release from The Friends of Iron County Police K9 states the death has \u201ccome as a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ut"],"yoast_head":"\n