Recently Retired Edina Police K-9 Dies Of Cancer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Less than two weeks after retiring, a K-9 dog with the Edina Police Department died of cancer.
Edina Police officials said "Diesel" was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and died on Saturday. He was about to turn 10 years old and joined the Edina Police Department in March of 2006 after being imported from Slovakia.
"Diesel" was the last of 16 dogs in his class from the St. Paul Police Department's K-9 academy to remain working. He and his handler, Officer Mike Seeger, were involved in 587 calls for service and completed more than 1,700 hours of training.
"The community has a heavy heart today," said Sgt. Kevin Rofidal, handler to K-9 Kodiak, who passed away early last year after a long career with the department. "Diesel was a familiar face around town and will be missed."