The Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office is in mourning after a respected police dog died of a brain tumor. Yankee was an office favorite and \u201cdid his job extremely well and also knew when to relax,\u201d MCSO said Monday on social media. The K-9 was nearing retirement when his \u201csymptoms rapidly escalated,\u201d MCSO said. \u201cHe was suffering from a very aggressive brain tumor, and after consulting with our veterinarian the humane decision was made,\u201d the agency said. It\u2019s never easy to say goodbye to a partner and friend, especially Yankee who was a unit and even office favorite. He was a special K9 who did his job extremely well and also knew when to relax. Rest easy K9 Yankee, you will not be forgotten. MCSO said a video tribute to Yankee would soon be posted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office is in mourning after a respected police dog died of a brain tumor. Yankee was an office favorite and \u201cdid his job extremely well and also knew when to relax,\u201d MCSO said Monday on social media. The K-9 was nearing retirement when his \u201csymptoms rapidly escalated,\u201d MCSO said. \u201cHe was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-9665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-az"],"yoast_head":"\n