'Rest In Peace Buddy': Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Mourns Death Of K-9 Roman
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) -- On Wednesday, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office announced one of their K-9 officers had passed away suddenly.
"It is with great sadness the [Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office] announces the sudden passing of K-9 Roman," officials tweeted.
Officials said Roman passed away last Thursday, after complications from surgery for a life-threatening illness.
Back in May, officials said Roman underwent surgery for a twisted small intestine and colon.
Roman was able to return home with his handler after surgery.
Just last week, Roman posed with officials from CoBank who donated $10,000 towards his vet bills -- which total more than $20,000. Advantage Security, Inc. donated an additional $4,000 and Back The Blue K-9 Force covered the remaining $13,000.
On that day, officials said Roman was improving and gaining weight -- and was cleared for basic obedience.
He died the next day.
"Roman, thank you for your service. Rest in peace buddy. We'll take it from here. #endofwatch," officials tweeted on Wednesday.
