Stockton Police Department, California
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: June 30, 2015
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Nitro died of heat exhaustion after the air conditioner unit in the patrol car malfunctioned as outside temperatures reached 106 degrees.
Nitro had just apprehended a subject who fled during a warrant service in the 8600 block of Santa Paula Way. His handler placed him back in their patrol vehicle and then returned to assist the other officers. His handler returned to the vehicle approximately 15 minutes later and discovered that Nitro was in distress. He transported Nitro to a nearby veterinary clinic, but he died a short time later.
It was determined that the patrol car's air conditioner malfunctioned and stopped working.