Police Say Goodbye To K9 'Sabor' In Littleton

LITTLETON, CO – Littleton's retired police dog, K9 Sabor, has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. The Littleton police department announced Tuesday that the retired police K9 "passed away" Monday after serving nine years on the force.

"It is with great sadness that the Littleton Police Department announces the passing of retired police K9 Sabor," the department announced.

Sabor was officially retired on Feb. 22, 2017 after working with police K9 Officer Brent Kieffer since 2008.

According to the department, the male German shepherd was "deployed" more than 800 times and "logged more than 1,500 training hours," the city said in a press release. Sabor helped with more than 30 arrests, the department said. During his career, Sabor also helped locate almost 440 grams of drugs and 122 drug paraphernalia items, as well as $12,890 in cash.

But it was not all work for Sabor. The dog and K9 officer Kieffer also participated in around 230 public K9 demonstrations for events such as Littleton Police Department Citizen’s Academy, the Littleton Police Department Junior Police Academy and National Night Out. Students also saw him at Littleton schools for police demonstrations over the years. Sabor and officer Kieffer even served as "grand marshals" in the 2017 Western Welcome Week parade.

The department was proud of the many certifications Sabor achieved.

The department still has a department with K9 dogs. K9 Koda works with officer John Jones and K9 Zan works with partner officer Krista Dimock, the department said.

Image via City of Littleton

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