Handler – Deceased – Deputy Kyle Pagerly<\/p>\n
K9 Jynx Mourned<\/p>\n
K9 Jynx was more than a decorated crime-fighter. He was the glue that held together a family and a sheriff’s office for the last nine years. Now, Jynx is gone after a long fight with an aggressive form of cancer. He was 12 years old. Police from across Berks County led a procession from Wyomissing Animal Hospital to Peach Tree Cremation Services in Ontelaunee Township. “Jynx was… the first K9 we had,” said Sheriff Eric Weaknecht. Jynx was partnered with Deputy Kyle Pagerly, protecting him, always watching, even as they came under the gunfire that took Pagerly’s life in June 2011. “Jynx alerted to the bad guy, went after him, let the others know he was there,” said Weaknecht. “Had Jynx not done that, I’m convinced that there are several others that would have been shot or wounded.” Pagerly left behind his wife, Alecia, and their daughter, Savannah, who would be born several months later. “When I told Alecia that we lost Kyle, she asked me where Jynx was, and I told her he was with the Reading police K9. They were taking care of him,” Weaknecht recalled. “She immediately told me, ‘I need him here with me now.'” In September, 69 News told you about Jynx’s miraculous recovery from a previous bout with cancer. He was not expected to make it to Christmas. Jynx defied the odds right up until the end. “He was special to us,” said Weaknecht. “He became part of our family.” A memorial service for Jynx is still being planned. Weaknecht told 69 News that he expects a large turnout of people attending to pay their respects, including law enforcement officers and their K9 partners from other states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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