"Miko, the police dog killed in the line of duty while pursuing a carjacking suspect on Kino Parkway and Aviation Parkway, is shown here with his handler, Officer Gary Schad of the Tucson Police Department K-9 unit."
Photo Courtesy of Gary Schad
Posted on 06/13/2006 6:21:18 PM PDT by SandRat
A memorial service for Miko, the police dog killed in the line of duty last month, will be held Wednesday, officials said Monday.
The service is to begin at 10 a.m. at Reid Park at Ramada #16 on the west side of the park off South Country Club Road, between East Camino Campestre and East 22nd Street, according to a news release from the Tucson Police Department.
Commanders from the Tucson Police Department, K-9 officers and representatives from Valley Animal Hospital and other animal organizations will speak at the ceremony, the release said.
A tree will also be planted in Miko's honor.
Miko died May 28 after chasing a suspected carjacker, police said at the time. The suspect jumped from an overpass at Kino and Aviation parkways and Miko followed. While the suspect was able to get away, Miko took a 30-foot-fall, breaking his back, shattering a leg and suffering neurological damage.
He was euthanized as a result of his injuries.
Miko has been cremated and his handler, Officer Gary Schad, said he, his wife and their 11-year-old son will decide in about a year where to spread his ashes.
"I think the memorial service, like with any other loss, will bring closure," said Schad, who worked, played and lived with Miko for more than two years.
As of Monday, the carjacker still had not been caught, said Sgt. Decio Hopffer, a Tucson police spokesman.
For information on how to make a donation in memory of Miko, visit the Tucson Police Foundation Web site, www.tucsonpolicefoundation.org.
*Contact reporter Alexis Huicochea at 629-9412 or ahuicochea@azstarnet.com.
woof! woof! woof.
Grrrr!
RIP hero.
Good doggie.
Happiness is a police K9 chewing on a fleeing felon. Rest easy now, Miko. You done good boy
But, he's over the bridge, as they say, where there are no cars, the toilet bowls lids are never down, no one makes you get off the bed/couch/comfy chair and the kibble flows fast and free.
Milo at the Rainbow Bridge
and the scratches behind the ears or belly rubs are available 24/7, just bark.
And the cats are fat and slow, and the squirrels much easier to catch.
 Blessing all creatures, great & small.  |
ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality never fully understanding the necessary plan. " from The Once Again Prince by Irving Townsend
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Thanks for the ping,HOTD. Yes, he was a good dog.
Beautiful post, k!
End of Watch. RIP Miko.
Beautiful!
What a tragic end to a wonderful K-9.
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RIP Miko. and comfort to your family.
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