Died – 10\/16\/15
\nHandler – Officer Dale Swart<\/p>\n
K-9 Bones dies<\/p>\n
Village police are mourning the loss of one of their veteran four-legged officers. Mount Pleasant police announced Friday afternoon that retired K-9 Bones had died. Bones, 11, had worked for more than a decade as the canine partner to Officer Dale Swart. Bones was retired in May because he was starting to limp on one hind leg and had some arthritis developing in a shoulder. \u201cIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of K9 Bones today,\u201d the Police Department posted. \u201cPlease keep him and his handler Officer Swart in your thoughts today. Bones and Officer Swart have been partners for over 11 years. He will be truly missed. Thanks for all the hard work you did. We have it from here our friend.\u201d In an interview at Bones\u2019 retirement party on May 19, Swart said that during Bones\u2019 years on the job the canine did \u201ca little bit of everything.\u201d He helped collar suspects, sniffed out illegal drugs and found a loaded gun that had been used in a shooting and tossed in a wooded area. Swart said Bones never had to bite a suspect. Swart said Bones\u2019 working life exceeded most police K-9s whose usual career lasts 4 to 7 years. \u201cHe was a tremendous asset to the Mount Pleasant Police Department and the community,\u201d Mount Pleasant Police Chief Tim Zarzecki said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 10\/16\/15 Handler – Officer Dale Swart K-9 Bones dies Village police are mourning the loss of one of their veteran four-legged officers. Mount Pleasant police announced Friday afternoon that retired K-9 Bones had died. Bones, 11, had worked for more than a decade as the canine partner to Officer Dale Swart. Bones was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-wi"],"yoast_head":"\n