Died – 12\/14\/18
\nHandler – Sgt. Shawn Gegick<\/p>\n
Wintersville Officers Mourn Loss Of Police Dog<\/p>\n
Wintersville Police lost a beloved member of its department Friday with the death of K-9 officer Milan, a 9-year-old Dutch Shepherd. Milan has been the partner and family member of Sgt. Shawn Gegick for the past seven years. He joined the force in July 2011 and was trained and used to detect narcotics. He also was used for tracking, article searches, criminal apprehension and officer protection. During his service with the department, Milan assisted in many searches, arrests and apprehensions, according to the department. \u201cMilan served the village well during his watch,\u201d Chief Art Fowler wrote on the department\u2019s Facebook page. \u201cHe was a loyal officer and a loved member of the WPD family and he will be missed. Please keep Sgt. Gegick, his family and the Wintersville Police Department in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.\u201d Police dogs work and live with their partners. According to Fowler, who lives with both his retired K-9 partner, Ali, and current K-9, Tank, the relationship runs very deep.Reactions from members of the community were immediate on the post. Some comments referred to Milan as their \u201cfavorite officer\u201d and some thanked him for his years of service, while others simply offered up condolences on the unexpected death. Milan\u2019s body has been transported to the Two Ridge Veterinary Clinic for a necropsy \u2014 the animal version of an autopsy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 12\/14\/18 Handler – Sgt. Shawn Gegick Wintersville Officers Mourn Loss Of Police Dog Wintersville Police lost a beloved member of its department Friday with the death of K-9 officer Milan, a 9-year-old Dutch Shepherd. Milan has been the partner and family member of Sgt. Shawn Gegick for the past seven years. He joined …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-6192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-oh"],"yoast_head":"\n