Mica the Police Dog Passes Away

By Jim on July 23rd, 2010

Sad story about a police dog in New Hampshire named Mica. Apparently she has passed away from cancer. My condolences to the Weare Police Department. RIP Mica.

The Weare Police Department issued a statement Thursday night saying its police dog, Mica, died of cancer Wednesday.

Despite her illness, the 4-year-old Belgian Malinois completed a K-9 demonstration only three days before her death at the town’s Patriotic Celebration.

Here’s another story with more background about her.

Since November, the police department’s K-9 has undergone many chemotherapy treatments to slow down her lymphoma.

Despite a grim prognosis and a plan to retire her from police service by the end of the year, the Belgian Malinois named Mica continues to win awards and assist in making arrests.

“I’m really surprised she’s done as well as she did,” said Mica’s handler, Sgt. Joe Kelly said.

This month, Mica won five awards at the U.S. Police K-9 Association’s Police Dog Competition in Portsmouth. She won first place in a team competition with police dogs from Methuen and Wilmington, Mass.; second place in a suspect-search competition; and third place in article searches, agility and obedience.

The tasks were not exactly easy. Among other things, Mica had to conduct evidence searches in which several different scents were used; jump over obstacles; and obey verbal and visual commands from Kelly at 50 yards away, her handler said.

“It’s a tough test. Not all dogs make it through there,” he said.