Handler – Sgt. Darcy Williams<\/p>\n
Retired Calgary police canine remembered as ‘loving and friendly’<\/p>\n
The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is mourning the death of one its retired K9s. In 2007, at nine weeks old Sarka was transferred from the Regina Police Service to the CPS. She was then raised by CPS members until 2009 when she was partnered with Sgt. Darcy Williams and received her certification in explosives detection. \u201cDue to her extremely social personality, Sarka attended many (Public Relations) events on behalf of the CPS Canine Unit,\u201d according to Calgary police. \u201cShe loved taking advantage of every opportunity to meet new people, and would always roll onto her back at one\u2019s feet looking for a belly scratch.\u201d Before retiring in April 2017, officers say Sarka was responsible for conducting sanitizations during many major events in and around Calgary. In just two months Sarka would\u2019ve turned 13 years old. \u201cSarka will be remembered for her loving and friendly personality and will not only be missed by Sgt. William\u2019s family but by the entire CPS family,\u201d Calgary police said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Sgt. Darcy Williams Retired Calgary police canine remembered as ‘loving and friendly’ The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is mourning the death of one its retired K9s. In 2007, at nine weeks old Sarka was transferred from the Regina Police Service to the CPS. She was then raised by CPS members until 2009 when …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-7701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-canada"],"yoast_head":"\n