Died – 10\/16\/17
\nHandler – Officer Christopher St. Pierre<\/p>\n
Cops, town officials mourn loss of decorated police dog<\/p>\n
It is with great sadness to announce K-9 Gunther was laid to rest last evening due to a sudden medical issue. K-9 police dog, who served in Old Orchard Beach for nearly 10 years, has died. Gunther the K-9 assisted in incidents that included tracking criminals, drug seizures and finding missing children. He also received numerous awards, including a national honor for his work tracking and leading to the arrest of a dangerous bank robber. Gunther also served as an ambassador to the community, making public appearances and classroom visits. \u201cIt is with great sadness and a really broken heart that I tell you of the passing of our Gunther. The unexpected passing leaves us all with a great sense of sadness for he was so much a part of our community and life,\u201d Assistant Old Orchard Beach Town Manager V. Louise Reid said. \u201cGunther will be missed by his handler Officer Christopher St. Pierre and his law enforcement family here at the police department,\u201d the Old Orchard Beach Police Department posted on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 10\/16\/17 Handler – Officer Christopher St. Pierre Cops, town officials mourn loss of decorated police dog It is with great sadness to announce K-9 Gunther was laid to rest last evening due to a sudden medical issue. K-9 police dog, who served in Old Orchard Beach for nearly 10 years, has died. Gunther …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-4069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-me"],"yoast_head":"\n