Crime & Safety
Marietta Police Dog Retires
The Marietta K-9 officer's former handler expressed condolences for French K-9 officer Diesel, who was killed in a gunfight with terrorists.
A veteran of the Marietta Police Department was sent into retirement at a lavish gathering on Thursday that was not without a tinge of sadness due to events half a world away.
Ava, a K-9 officer who served with the department for seven years, is being retired for age medical reasons. Maj. Steve Kish, who presided over the retirement ceremony, said that though Ava didn’t always adhere to the department’s use of force policy, she did a lot of good for the city and its fight against drugs.
Officer Paula Goss, who was Ava’s handler and is now Ava’s owner, said Ava gets a little sad when she leaves for work without her each morning, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Goss also said that she and Ava wanted to express their condolences for French K-9 officer Diesel, who was killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris.
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