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\nHandler – Sgt. Richard Marsh<\/p>\n
Beloved Burlington Police K-9 \u2018Mishka’ Who Saved Officer’s Life, Dies Of Cancer<\/p>\n
A beloved K-9 officer, named Mishka, has died from cancer. The Burlington Police Department posted on its Facebook page, \u201cShe passed Wednesday evening at 5:45 PM after a long battle with cancer. We would like to thank Sgt. Richard Marsh and his family for dedicating so much of their life with her. Rest Easy Mishka. 2005-2018.\u201d “If she hadn’t had been there maybe it would be a different story. I wouldn’t be standing here today,” said Marsh. WFMY News 2 first met Mishka in 2016. That\u2019s when we discovered Mishka was on a journey to check off her own \u201cbucket list.\u201d In May of 2016, Mishka was diagnosed with cancer and given only months to live. Wanting to make the most of their moments left with Mishka — Marsh and his wife created a bucket list. “I figured that would be the first thing I give her, is a burger and a bag of French fries,” said Marsh. The family has also took Mishka on their vacations. During Mishka’s career with the Burlington Police Department, she helped make more than 150 arrests. She also won awards at police dog competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 1\/10\/18 Handler – Sgt. Richard Marsh Beloved Burlington Police K-9 \u2018Mishka’ Who Saved Officer’s Life, Dies Of Cancer A beloved K-9 officer, named Mishka, has died from cancer. The Burlington Police Department posted on its Facebook page, \u201cShe passed Wednesday evening at 5:45 PM after a long battle with cancer. We would like …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-4489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-nc"],"yoast_head":"\n