Died 9\/28\/19
\nHandler – Officer Jesse Arenivas<\/p>\n
La Porte Police Department\u2019s first K9, Lodka, passes away<\/p>\n
K9 police dogs provide officers with friendships that last a lifetime, while also risking their lives to protect residents and keep the city safe. One Houston-area K9 is now being remembered for her service. Lodka, the City of La Porte Police Department’s first K9, passed away peacefully Sept. 28, according to a release. In her seven years with the department, Lodka helped police seize vast quantities of narcotics and competed in several state and regional drug dog competitions. She won first place at the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association training conference in 2010, and consistently placed in the top K9 teams over several years at the competition, per the release. A Belgian Malinois, Lodka was diagnosed with degenerative arthritis in 2013 but continued to work until her retirement in 2016. She spent the last three years enjoying her retirement with her former partner, Officer Jesse Arenivas. “The LPPD and the citizens of La Porte are in debt to Lodka for seven years of outstanding service,” police said in the release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 9\/28\/19 Handler – Officer Jesse Arenivas La Porte Police Department\u2019s first K9, Lodka, passes away K9 police dogs provide officers with friendships that last a lifetime, while also risking their lives to protect residents and keep the city safe. One Houston-area K9 is now being remembered for her service. Lodka, the City of La …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-7640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-tx"],"yoast_head":"\n