Police Mourn Loss Of 13-Year-Old K-9 Named Patriot

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Maryland Natural Resources Police have lost one of their own: retired K-9 officer "Patriot."

The department says Patriot served with distinction until she retired in 2015.

The 13-year-old worked alongside Sgt. Lisa Nyland to find human remains and conduct search and rescue missions.

One of the highlights of her career was cracking a two-year-old murder case on the Eastern Shore.

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