K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Ganges I
Philadelphia Police Department
— Philadelphia, PA
Fall
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
November 5, 1985
Age
4
Gender
Male
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Fall
Agency
Department
Philadelphia Police Department
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Incident
K9 Ganges I died after falling from the room of the Jefferson Building at 1015 Chestnut Street.
Officers had responded to a burglar alarm at the location and arrested a juvenile outside of the building. The juvenile told responding officers another man was still inside the building.
K9 Ganges I and his handler began a search of the building. While checking the roof of the building, K9 Ganges I jumped over the exterior wall and fell 10 stories to a parking garage.