K9 Fredy

K9 Fredy

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, U.S. Government

End of Watch Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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Fredy

K9 Fredy suffered a fatal heart attack during training at 5:00 pm.

While training at an off-site facility, K9 Fredy collapsed. Despite life-saving measures at the facility and the Red Bank Animal Hospital, K9 Fredy could not be resuscitated.

K9 Fredy played a role in a dozen narcotics seizures and carried out hundreds of thousands of searches during his five-year law enforcement career with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations.

Bio

Breed German Shepherd
Gender Male
Age 7
Tour 5 years

Incident Details

Cause Duty related illness

training

Most Recent Reflection

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The First & The Last

The first to sense the hostility of a suspect,
The first to react to protect his master,
The first to enter where danger lurks,
The first to detect the hidden intruder.
The first to take action against violence.
The first to sense his master’s joy.
The first to know his master’s sorrow or fear.
The first to give his life in defense of his master.
The last to be forgotten by those who work with others like him.
They know him as a “Partner”, not just an animal.

- Author unknown -

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 19, 2023