Died – 12\/25\/18
\nHandler – Detective Brandon Bell<\/p>\n
Saying farewell to K9 Riky<\/p>\n
Fostoria Police Department is saying farewell to a furry friend. Detective Brandon Bell, said Riky, an 11-year-old German shepherd, died at Bell\u2019s house on Christmas Day. Riky never officially retired but hadn\u2019t been used this year. \u201cI think, over the years, we had a lot of success,\u201d said Bell, Riky\u2019s Partner.Riky, who is from the Netherlands and trained at M & M Boarding Training & Importing in Sandusky, had been with Officer Brett Bethel prior to his time with Bell. Bell said he got Riky in November 2009, and they were certified in April 2010. \u201cHe was pretty high strung, but they take after their handlers,\u201d he said. Riky had an attitude, Bell said. \u201cPeople took him the wrong way a lot,\u201d he said. Bell said it was a lot of fun and a lot of work. He got Riky before he was married and had children, and he had spent more time with the canine than he did with his wife. Riky was used hundreds of times by Fostoria Police Department, other agencies and Seneca County Drug Task Force \u2013 METRICH Enforcement Unit. He was trained to search for narcotics. Riky once found 60 pounds of marijuana in the ceiling area of a house during execution of a search warrant. Officials seized two houses as a result of it, Bell said. Riky was jumping toward the ceiling.\u201cWe couldn\u2019t smell (the marijuana),\u201d Bell said. K9 Marley remains in service for Fostoria Police Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 12\/25\/18 Handler – Detective Brandon Bell Saying farewell to K9 Riky Fostoria Police Department is saying farewell to a furry friend. Detective Brandon Bell, said Riky, an 11-year-old German shepherd, died at Bell\u2019s house on Christmas Day. Riky never officially retired but hadn\u2019t been used this year. \u201cI think, over the years, we …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-6280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-oh"],"yoast_head":"\n