Died 11\/14\/19
\nHandler – Officer William Hinspeter <\/p>\n
Newburgh Police Department K9 Bella Dies From Medical Complications<\/p>\n
Newburgh Police Department K9 Bella died from medical complications on Nov. 14, according to her department. The five-and-one-half-year-old K9 spent her entire career working alongside her human partner, Newburgh Police Officer William Hinspeter, the NPD said in a Facebook post. \u201cIt is with great sadness and an extremely heavy heart that I announce the in-service death of City of Newburgh Police K9 Bella,\u201d the department\u2019s post read. \u201cK9 Bella passed away as a result of medical complications. She left us and those she served in the City of Newburgh way too soon.\u201d Officer Hinspeter said it was difficult to watch his partner slip away.\u201cIt was tough,\u201d he told the Mid Hudson Times. \u201cVery tough.\u201d Officer Hinspeter said it was \u201cawesome\u201d to have had the opportunity to raise K9 Bella from the time she was a puppy. \u201cYou know, it was something that words can\u2019t even be put into to describe,\u201d he said. \u201cShe was an amazing dog.\u201d K9 Bella, who was certified in both patrol and explosive detection, was well-known as a \u201cdedicated crime fighter,\u201d the NPD said. \u201cK9 Bella has been credited with numerous finds, apprehensions and provided an added level of safety to her handler and the rest of the men and women of the City of Newburgh Police Department,\u201d the agency noted.But she also enjoyed interacting with children and other members of her community, and especially loved spending time with Officer Hinspeter\u2019s family. \u201cShe was great with my kids,\u201d he told the Mid Hudson Times. \u201cShe liked to get into mischief at home. You know, steal food. My wife would turn around making dinner, and she would steal it off the counter or eat my kids\u2019 food when they weren\u2019t looking.\u201d NPD said that K9 Bella will be sorely missed by everyone who knew her. Rest in Peace. Thank you for your service. Run and play with all the other K9 heroes across the Rainbow Bridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 11\/14\/19 Handler – Officer William Hinspeter Newburgh Police Department K9 Bella Dies From Medical Complications Newburgh Police Department K9 Bella died from medical complications on Nov. 14, according to her department. The five-and-one-half-year-old K9 spent her entire career working alongside her human partner, Newburgh Police Officer William Hinspeter, the NPD said in a Facebook …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-7840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ny"],"yoast_head":"\n