Died – 3\/14\/19
\nHandler – Officer Fawcett<\/p>\n
Saugus Police to honor cancer-stricken K-9 with final ride <\/p>\n
The Saugus Police Department will give a final ride through town for one of its heroes. Officer Fawcett and Bruin spent 24 hours per day, seven days per week together since they became K9 partners in 2011, Saugus Police Interim Chief Ronald Giorgetti said. Bruin was 16 months old when he joined the Saugus Police Department. Trained in narcotics detection, Bruin played an important role in tracking individuals and performing drug searches in vehicles and buildings, Giorgetti explained. Blessed with a friendly disposition, Bruin was very approachable to adults and children alike, Giorgetti said. He estimated that Fawcett and his K9 partner participated in more than 500 community events during their time as partners.Fawcett and Bruin forged a very close bond working together and living under the same roof every day. \u201cThis is a very difficult period for Officer Fawcett knowing that he has lost his partner,\u201d Giorgetti said. Montano thanked the representatives from the Saugus Police Department and other municipalities who turned out to escort Bruin for his one final ride. Melrose, Medford, Malden, Revere, Everett, Chelsea, Palmer, Essex County and Middlesex County were among the K9 teams to turn out for Bruin. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to put into words how proud I am of the K9 community,\u201d Montano said. \u201cTo have this kind of showing to support a fellow K9 officer is pretty incredible.\u201dResidents watched from homes and honked their horns as the police escort wound through Saugus. Oaklandvale Elementary School students lined sidewalks with homemade signs that thanked Bruin for his dedicated service. The Saugus Police Department and the Saugus Police Patrol Officers Union put out a joint press release in which they stated they are forever thankful for the outreach and support that the community has shown to K9 Bruin and the Fawcett family. \u201cPlease keep the Fawcett family in your thoughts and prayers over the next few days,\u201d the statement reads. Montano said he spoke with Fawcett, who couldn\u2019t believe the degree to which the police community rallied for Bruin. \u201cHe is very emotional but completely blown away by the amount of support from the K9 community,\u201d Montano said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 3\/14\/19 Handler – Officer Fawcett Saugus Police to honor cancer-stricken K-9 with final ride The Saugus Police Department will give a final ride through town for one of its heroes. Officer Fawcett and Bruin spent 24 hours per day, seven days per week together since they became K9 partners in 2011, Saugus Police …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-6713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ma"],"yoast_head":"\n