Handler – Officer Craig Payne <\/p>\n
Our sincerest condolences go out to Officer Payne of Lorain PD and his family, blood and blue, for the loss of his partner, K9 Kriss. K9 Kriss was Officer Payne\u2019s partner for 6 years. He assisted in over 100 arrests, won 2 valor awards, and helped take numerous amounts of drugs off the streets. In both 2013 and 2015, Officer Craig Payne and his K9 partner Kriss received the North American Police Work Dog Association\u2019s prestigious \u201cValor Award\u201d for their display of bravery in the line of duty during critical incidents.
\nLikewise, in both 2013 and 2015, Officer Payne and Kriss also won the Gene Jasinski Hero Dog Award and the German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern Ohio Award for Outstanding Valor.According to his family, he loved going to work and had an amazing drive. K9 Kriss retired 2 years ago and had the important role of protecting Officer Payne\u2019s family at home. R.I.P. K9 Kriss. Thank you for your dedicated service. You will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handler – Officer Craig Payne Our sincerest condolences go out to Officer Payne of Lorain PD and his family, blood and blue, for the loss of his partner, K9 Kriss. K9 Kriss was Officer Payne\u2019s partner for 6 years. He assisted in over 100 arrests, won 2 valor awards, and helped take numerous amounts of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-8307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-oh"],"yoast_head":"\n