Died – 9\/25\/15
\nHandler – Officer Jeff Edsall<\/p>\n
Akron Police Department mourns loss of beloved K9<\/p>\n
The Akron Police Department announced the loss of a beloved K9. The K9, Bronson, died from a hemangiosarcoma tumor on his liver. He passed away in his sleep Friday morning. Bronson was a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois. He joined the department in June 2010. He was trained for patrol work and narcotic detection. He worked closely with Officer Jeff Edsall. Bronson is credited with helping bring several violent criminals to justice, including the Nov. 2014 arrest of Kenan Ivery. Ivery is accused of shooting and killing Akron Police Officer Justin Winebrenner. Bronson helped detect Ivery and lead police to his location. Outside of the job, Bronson enjoyed visiting school children. Many kids carry Bronson’s K9 trading card. The police department called Bronson one of its most popular K9s. In 2013, Bronson and Officer Edsall were selected to be on the cover of K9 Cop Magazine. The department will honor Bronson by adding his name to a memorial plaque at the FOP Lodge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 9\/25\/15 Handler – Officer Jeff Edsall Akron Police Department mourns loss of beloved K9 The Akron Police Department announced the loss of a beloved K9. The K9, Bronson, died from a hemangiosarcoma tumor on his liver. He passed away in his sleep Friday morning. Bronson was a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois. He joined the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-oh"],"yoast_head":"\n