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K9 Baston | Savannah State University Police Department, Georgia
Savannah State University Police Department, Georgia

K9

Baston

Savannah State University Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch: Friday, July 10, 2015

Biographical Info

Age: 7
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: July 10, 2015
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

K9 Baston died of heat exhaustion when he was accidentally left in his handler's patrol car for several hours.

His handler realized that Baston was still in the vehicle after approximately three hours in outside temperatures reaching above 95 degrees.

Baston had served with the Savannah State University Police Department for five years.