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K9 Dutch | Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota
Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota

K9

Dutch

Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota

End of Watch: Saturday, September 5, 2015

Biographical Info

Age: 3
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

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.