Hundreds mourn Kane County K9 Hudson who was killed in action
He was killed while responding to an armed carjacker in Kane County last week.
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He was killed while responding to an armed carjacker in Kane County last week.
Dozens of police departments, hundreds of people, and even more spectators online mourned at the funeral for fallen Kane County K9 officer Hudson. He was killed in the line of duty during a shootout with a suspected carjacker last week. CBS 2's Sara Machi was there for the funeral with full police honors.
He was killed while responding to an armed carjacker in Kane County last week.
Kane County Sheriff's K9 Hudson was killed in the line of duty Wednesday after a carjacking led to a police chase, crash and gunfire near the border of Geneva and Batavia.
An exchange of gunfire ended in the deaths of both the suspect and a police K9.
The Kane County Sheriff's Office said the K9's handler and the entire department are devastated.
A carjacking led to a police chase, crash and gunfire that killed both the suspect and a Kane County police K9 near the border of Geneva and Batavia. The sequence of events ended with a car crash that shut down the intersection at Fabyan Parkway and Randall Road late Wednesday afternoon.
A carjacking led to a police chase, crash and gunfire that killed both the suspect and a Kane County police K9 in Batavia The sequence of events ended with a car crash that shut down the intersection at Fabyan Parkway and Randall Road in Batavia late Wednesday afternoon.
A carjacking led to a police chase, crash and gunfire that killed both the suspect and a Kane County police K9 in Batavia
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The fake includes several links for online payments, legal records, court documents, and vehicle registration.
The fake includes several links for online payments, legal records, court documents, and vehicle registration.
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The county is hosting a recycling event today from 8 a.m. to noon.
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