In Loving Memory of
K-9 WAYLON
January 10, 2000
Handler: Officer Steve
Purney
Topeka Police Department
Chief
of Police
Ron Miller
320 S Kansas Ave Ste 100
Topeka,
Kansas 66603 (785)368-9551
Waylon, shown with
Topeka Police Officer Steve Purney
was
euthanized Thursday morning.
Two K-9 helpers
euthanized
By TIM HRENCHIR
- The Capital-Journal
Waylon, also a male Belgian Malinois, had been a canine cop with the
Topeka department since 1995. Waylon made numerous felony apprehensions
during his career as a patrol utility dog, said Lt. Jerry Young. Young
said Purney released Waylon to give him a break Monday while they were
on the former Topeka State Hospital grounds at S.W. 2nd and Mac Vicar.
Waylon chased a rabbit onto S.W. Mac Vicar and was struck by a pickup
truck, whose driver stopped at the scene, Young said. Waylon was taken
to Animal Emergency Medical Services and later to Western Hills
Veterinary Service before police concluded his injuries were too serious
to overcome. Waylon was euthanized at about 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Young
said. He said a funeral service for the dog would be scheduled for a
later date. Two veteran police dogs, one suffering from hepatitis and
the other from injuries received in an accident, were put to sleep
separately Thursday morning. Authorities reported the deaths of Topeka
police K-9 officer Waylon, the partner of officer Steve Purney, and
Shawnee County Sheriff's K-9 officer Kilo, the partner of Deputy Brad
Metz. Kilo, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois, had a drug-related name but
was the sheriff's department's primary deputy dog used to sniff out
explosives. He had joined the department in 1994 as one of the first
explosives-detection dogs used in Kansas. |
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Memorials
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