Died – 12\/11\/19<\/p>\n
Clare City Police K9 Officer Dies<\/p>\n
The Clare City Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own, Brewster, their K9 officer died Wednesday night. Brewster had been with the department since 2015 and was a dual trained dog, equally effective searching for narcotics and tracking people. Clare Police Chief Brian Gregory says just last week he assisted Michigan State Police in finding a wanted man on the run. \u201cWe lost a brother,\u201d says Gregory, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to explain that but we lost a brother. We lost a fellow officer.\u201d Brewster was just 8 years old and just got off an overtime shift Wednesday night. His handler let him out in the yard as soon as he got home. \u201cFor some reason he took off and went across the road,\u201d says Gregory, \u201cWhen the officer called him back, we\u2019re not sure but for some reason, he was in the roadway and he was struck and killed by vehicle.\u201d For the small city department, he was every bit an officer as the humans he served with. \u201cHe was a very, what we like to call, a driven dog,\u201d says Gregory, \u201cWhen he got out of the car, and even when he was in the car, he meant business. He wanted to work.\u201d For Chief Gregory, this hits even deeper. Not only was Brewster an officer in his department but he personally trained him himself. \u201cIt\u2019s hard not to get emotional when you talk about it because not only did the handler have that bond with him but I had to bond with the handler and the dog,\u201d says Gregory, \u201cThey were products of me.\u201d He was used around the area for different departments. Thursday morning, dozens of their police cars gave him a proper escort out of town. Those officers knowing how valuable a reliable K-9 unit can be. \u201cYou\u2019re putting your life basically in their hands,\u201d says Gregory, \u201cIn their paws.\u201d A memorial ceremony will be scheduled before the new year and the department plans for a memorial at the station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 12\/11\/19 Clare City Police K9 Officer Dies The Clare City Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own, Brewster, their K9 officer died Wednesday night. Brewster had been with the department since 2015 and was a dual trained dog, equally effective searching for narcotics and tracking people. Clare Police Chief …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-7899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-mi"],"yoast_head":"\n