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The Crown Point Police Department is mourning the loss of K-9 Ace. Crown Point Police say Ace retired from the department in November 2020 after being diagnosed with arthritis in his spine. A news release said Ace joined the department in 2013 with Cpl. Dave Wilkins as his handler and the two were partners for eight years.
“Our officers are sad to see another respected K-9 pass this year. We hope K-9 Ace finds peace and is reunited with his fellow officers, K-9 Radar and K-9 Buddy,” said Crown Point Police Chief Ryan Patrick. “Our thoughts are with Cpl. Wilkins and his family during this difficult time.”
“Ace had a special way of tilting his head when we would talk to him. It was his way of letting everyone know he was listening to us talk,” said Crown Point Police Sgt. Jeff Eldridge. Eldridge, the K-9 supervisor for the department, added, “Ace was the last of the three K-9s who joined the department beginning in 2008. There was Buddy, then Radar and Ace followed shortly after. It is the end of a truly great era of K-9s in Crown Point.”
