Died – 3\/27\/20
\n1st Handler – Officer TJ Eriksen
\n2nd K9 Handler – Officer Keith Garrett <\/p>\n
In November 2008, Newport Police Department purchased a two-year old male German Shepherd named K9 Eyan from the Czech Republic . K9 Eyan served his community as their first drug detection dog from 2008 to 2014. While first partnered with Officer TJ Eriksen, K9 Eyan was deployed 231 times, and linked to 147 arrests. In comparison, the average number of arrests made by Newport Police Department officers during the same time period was 106. K9 Eyan directly assisted in the seizure of more than $100,000 of drug money. In September 2011, Officer Keith Garrett became the new canine handler when Officer Eriksen left Newport Police Department to accept a position with another agency. K9 Eyan was called upon to assist numerous agencies in Lincoln, Tillamook, Linn, and Benton Counties. K9 Eyan made numerous presentations to community organizations. The Newport Police Department K9 team partnered with the Lincoln County School District to conduct multiple routine and preventative drug searches of schools. K9 Eyan retired in November 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 3\/27\/20 1st Handler – Officer TJ Eriksen 2nd K9 Handler – Officer Keith Garrett In November 2008, Newport Police Department purchased a two-year old male German Shepherd named K9 Eyan from the Czech Republic . K9 Eyan served his community as their first drug detection dog from 2008 to 2014. While first partnered …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8756,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-8754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-or"],"yoast_head":"\n