Stearns County Announces Death of K-9 Officer
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) - The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office has announced the passing of one of their K-9 officers.
K-9 Aspen, a bloodhound certified through the FBI Response Team for missing person cases, died Thursday.
Officials report K-9 Aspen was involved in over 400 cases during her 9-year career with the department, including finding a missing child in St. Stephen in 2012. K-9 Aspen also picked up on a four-day-old trail with the Minneapolis Police Department to help find a missing University of Minnesota student.
She retired in 2021 and had been living with her handler, Deputy Eric Shultz, and his family.
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