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\nHandler – Sgt. Jenkins<\/p>\n
Retired Sacramento police dog dies after being diagnosed with lymphoma<\/p>\n
A beloved retired police dog who had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma died last week, according to a heartbreaking announcement by California officials. Eko the German Shepherd, who retired from the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s office in 2016, was 13. The former K9 pooch died on Friday, the Sacramento Sheriff K9 Association wrote in a Facebook post. \u201cHe was paired with former K9 Handler Sgt. Jenkins in January of 2009,\u201d the announcement said of Eko. \u201cK9 Eko and Sgt Jenkins had a successful partnership while serving the community of Sacramento. K9 Eko retired in August of 2016 and he spent his retirement with Sgt Jenkins\u2019 family being spoiled and loved.\u201d The announcement did not specify when Eko was diagnosed with lymphoma. Eko was born in the Czech Republic. The Facebook post included a pair of endearing photos of the dog, including one with Sgt. Jenkins.
\n\u201cThank you K9 Eko for your devoted service to the citizens of Sacramento County and the Sheriff\u2019s office,\u201d the announcement concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died 1\/24\/20 Handler – Sgt. Jenkins Retired Sacramento police dog dies after being diagnosed with lymphoma A beloved retired police dog who had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma died last week, according to a heartbreaking announcement by California officials. Eko the German Shepherd, who retired from the Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s office in 2016, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-8046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-ca"],"yoast_head":"\n