Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Saturday, September 5, 2015
Age: 3
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Training accident
Date of Incident: September 5, 2015
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
K9 Dutch died after accidentally ingesting a lacrosse ball during a training exercise.
The ball became lodged in Dutch's throat and his handler was not able to remove it. The ball was eventually freed by a veterinarian but they were unsuccessful in reviving Dutch.