R.I.P., Dan

An 8 yr-old German shepherd named Dan served as an explosive detection K-9 for the Halifax County Sheriff’s office for the past 5 years. Dan died on Monday and a memorial will be held this morning in his honor at the Hockaday Funeral and Cremation Service.

Dan was found under the car port of citizen, Joe Thomas on Tuesday. Thomas took the dog to Roanoke Animal Hospital where veterinarians confirmed that he was dead. The dog died from a blunt force trauma – possibly from being struck by a vehicle.

The dog had apparently been either let out of his kennel, or had somehow escaped. When his handler, Corp. Mike Almendarez, went to let Dan out on Monday, he discovered that the dog was missing.

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