Prayers For LaGrange County Sheriff’s Office

Wendy A

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Posted by: WendyA
Date: Jul 12 2019 9:35 AM

We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia City Police Department, and Deputy Archbold for their heart-wrenching loss of K9 Cas yesterday during a pursuit they were involved with that ended in a fiery crash.

According to reports, State police say a trooper saw a vehicle that was reported stolen during an armed carjacking in Plymouth and began the pursuit. Other officers joined in the chase and a high-risk stop was attempted in Kosciusko County. The driver of the suspect vehicle pulled over and the passenger got out, but the driver sped off once again.
A Whitley County deputy stopped to deploy stop sticks to deflate the suspect vehicle’s tires, but the driver swerved to avoid them and struck the deputy’s cruiser on the passenger side. The collision pushed the cruiser into the westbound lanes of traffic, where it caught fire.
Officers were unable to get K-9 Cas out of the vehicle. She died at the scene. The deputy was not harmed.

Officers from six agencies were involved in the pursuit.
Please keep our law enforcement brothers and sisters of Whitley County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia City Police Department in your thoughts in the coming days as they deal with the loss of K9 Cas.

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