K9 Hero

Serge

Camden Police Department — Camden, NJ

Heatstroke German Shepherd

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 2012

Tour of Duty 3 months

K9 Profile

Breed German Shepherd

Cause Heatstroke

Agency

Department Camden Police Department

Location Camden, NJ

Incident

K9 Serge died of heat exhaustion after the patrol car's air conditioner and temperature alarm system failed while parked outside of police headquarters at approximately 12:30 pm. The failure of the temperature alarm prevented the windows from automatically rolling down as the temperature in the patrol car increased.

Serge had served with the Camden Police Department for only three months.