Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Tuesday, November 5, 1985
Add to My HeroesGanges I
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.
Bio
- Breed German Shepherd
- Gender Male
- Age 4
- Tour Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Fall
- Offender Arrested
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