Died – 7\/5\/19
\nHandler – Police Chief Curt Martinez<\/p>\n
Retired West Caln K9 Bouc “Butch” dies at 11 years old <\/p>\n
West Caln Police Chief Curt Martinez announced on Friday that retired K9 Bouc \u201cButch\u201d lost his battle with cancer at 11 years old. K9 Butch, who was trained in patrol and explosive detection, started with the West Caln Township Police Department in 2010 and retired in 2018. \u201cK9 Butch served the residents of Chester County and beyond. He assisted many agencies with countless bomb threats, including the FBI, Secret Service, and the US Marshals fugitive task force,\u201d Martinez wrote on social media. \u201cHe was detailed out for the Pope\u2019s visit to Philadelphia, and several presidential visits to the Chester County area. He performed hundreds of demonstrations at local schools and community organizations. He will be missed by many.\u201d Butch lived at home with Martinez, as well as K9 Matrix and Xena, his non-police dog. Martinez recently began working with K9 Matrix, a two-year-old narcotics dog. He describes the dogs as part of his family. Martinez has spent 20 of his 30 years in law enforcement working with a K9. He began his K9 career with K9 Ricky, and they worked together from 1999 to 2010, beginning with the Coatesville Area School District, then East Fallowfield Police Department and then in West Caln Township when Martinez became the chief of police in 2007. K9 Ricky, 11, also had cancer and was euthanized in 2010. Martinez thanked TOBIAS MVP, Dr. Pat Gorman and Phyllis Ruley for their continued support to the West Caln Township Police Department\u2019s K9 Unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 7\/5\/19 Handler – Police Chief Curt Martinez Retired West Caln K9 Bouc “Butch” dies at 11 years old West Caln Police Chief Curt Martinez announced on Friday that retired K9 Bouc \u201cButch\u201d lost his battle with cancer at 11 years old. K9 Butch, who was trained in patrol and explosive detection, started with …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-7216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-pa"],"yoast_head":"\n