Marietta Police bid farewell to K9 Edo
The Marietta Police Department vehicle driven by Patrolman Glen McClelland leads a procession in honor of his late K9 partner Edo this morning on Putnam Street in Marietta. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
A picture of K9 Edo, his cremains and his badge rode in Marietta Police Patrolman Glen McClelland’s vehicle Thursday morning in a procession in honor of the dog, who passed away last month. Edo served as a dual-purpose K9 for the department from 2014 to 2020. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
The Marietta Police Department vehicle driven by Patrolman Glen McClelland leads a procession in honor of his late K9 partner Edo this morning on Putnam Street in Marietta. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
A picture of K9 Edo, his cremains and his badge rode in Marietta Police Patrolman Glen McClelland’s vehicle Thursday morning in a procession in honor of the dog, who passed away last month. Edo served as a dual-purpose K9 for the department from 2014 to 2020. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
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Marietta Police officers and their counterparts from agencies on both sides of the Ohio River gathered with city officials and employees Thursday to say farewell to Edo, a retired police K9 who passed away last month.
As nearly a dozen police cruisers came to a stop in front of the city building on Putnam Street, a dispatcher announced over the police radio that "K9 Edo has answered his final call.
"Rest easy," she said. "We'll take it from here."
Edo was a dual-purpose K9, trained in suspect apprehension as well as searching for drugs or people and objects. He joined the department in 2014 and served until he was injured on the job in 2020.
Read the full story in Friday’s edition of The Marietta Times.