K9 Roll of Honor
K9 Hero
Aren
Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department
— Pittsburgh, PA
Stabbed
German Shepherd
Service Record
End of Watch
January 31, 2016
Tour of Duty
4 years
Age
5
Gender
Male
Weapon
Edged weapon
K9 Profile
Breed
German Shepherd
Cause
Stabbed
Agency
Department
Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Incident
K9 Aren was stabbed to death during the apprehension of a subject on Whitney Avenue, near the Martin Luther King Jr. Busway, in Wilkinsburg.
Officers had engaged the subject in a foot pursuit following an incident at the Wilkinsburg transit station. K9 Aren located the subject on Whitney Avenue and attempted an apprehension. The subject fatally stabbed K9 Aren before being shot and killed by officers.