K9 Hero
Sasha
Warwick Police Department — Warwick, GA
Heatstroke
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
September 1, 2012
The Vigil
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Age
8 years
Gender
Female
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Heatstroke
Agency
Department
Warwick Police Department
Location
Warwick, GA
Incident
K9 Sasha died of heat exhaustion after being unintentionally left in her handler's patrol car.
Her handler had left for a three-day vacation and, upon returning, found Sasha inside of the patrol car.
Sasha had been retired from the Miami, Florida, Police Department before being obtained by the Warwick Police Department. She was a certified narcotics detector.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.