Died – 11\/24\/15
\nHandler – Officer Cullen Czech<\/p>\n
Long-time sheriff\u2019s office K9 passes away from illness<\/p>\n
An Anoka County Sheriff\u2019s Office K9, Major, died from an illness Tuesday, Nov. 24. Major has worked with Cullen Czech since 2007 when they were with the Big Lake Police Department. When Czech was hired by the Anoka County Attorney\u2019s Office in 2009, Anoka County purchased Major to accompany his handler. Major had been slated for retirement at the end of this year. In a statement, the sheriff\u2019s office said that Major enjoyed many successes in his time as a patrol dog and will be missed by the staff at the sheriff\u2019s office, especially Czech who lost not only a partner but a member of his family. It is standard for police K9s to be boarded at their handler\u2019s home. Sheriff James Stuart said, \u201cOur K9 partners are an integral part of our team and these loses impact us all. We know it is especially hard on the handler, and their family, as the K9s are not just law enforcement tools, but become a part of their family too. We will heal together and continue on in our role as ambassadors to the community.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 11\/24\/15 Handler – Officer Cullen Czech Long-time sheriff\u2019s office K9 passes away from illness An Anoka County Sheriff\u2019s Office K9, Major, died from an illness Tuesday, Nov. 24. Major has worked with Cullen Czech since 2007 when they were with the Big Lake Police Department. When Czech was hired by the Anoka County …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[66],"class_list":["post-913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-mn"],"yoast_head":"\n