Died – 6\/3\/19
\n1st Handler – Officer Jackson
\n2nd Handler – Sergeant Odam<\/p>\n
Retired Tigard police K-9 passes away<\/p>\n
A beloved retired K-9 with the Tigard police department passed away on Monday. Police said K-9 Baxter died peacefully Monday morning with his favorite Kong toy still in his mouth and surrounded by loved ones.K-9 Baxter served Tigard police for eight years. He worked with Officer Jackson from 2007 to 2010, and then with Sergeant Odam from 2010 until retiring in July 2016. K-9 Baxter was responsible for over 100 captures and assisted with locating over 100 more. He also tracked for several missing persons, as well as located numerous articles of evidence. After his time with police, K-9 Baxter transitioned to a house pet with his handler Sgt. Odam and his family. Police said throughout his twelve years with them, he touched many people and lived a meaningful life as a working dog and family pet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 6\/3\/19 1st Handler – Officer Jackson 2nd Handler – Sergeant Odam Retired Tigard police K-9 passes away A beloved retired K-9 with the Tigard police department passed away on Monday. Police said K-9 Baxter died peacefully Monday morning with his favorite Kong toy still in his mouth and surrounded by loved ones.K-9 Baxter …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-7042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-or"],"yoast_head":"\n