K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Damon
Rochester Police Department
— Rochester, NY
Fall
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
July 7, 1984
Tour of Duty
4 years
Age
7
Gender
Male
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Fall
Agency
Department
Rochester Police Department
Location
Rochester, NY
Incident
K9 Damon died after falling from the roof of the Boise Cascade envelope factory at 72 Cascade Place while searching it for burglary suspects.
Officers had arrested one man after responding to the scene to investigate a burglary alarm. K9 Damon and his handler were searching the rest of the building when Damon inadvertently jumped over the edge of the roof.
K9 Damon had served with the Rochester Police Department for four years.