Edmond Police Dog Dies in Police Car

OKLAHOMA -- [Well, we made it almost 5 months into 2013 before a police officer "forgot" his K-9 in a vehicle to cook to death. Too bad this will be remembered as the first of the year and unfortunately not the last.]

The Edmond Police Department announced one of its own died inside a police K-9 vehicle.

Jennifer Monroe with Edmond Police announced Tuesday "Justice", one of the city's K-9 dogs, was found lethargic in the back of an Edmond Police SUV on Monday afternoon. He was rushed to the vet where he later died.

The vehicle was running with the air conditioning left on while Justice was in the vehicle.

Monroe said it appears "Justice" overheated and the city is inspecting the vehicle's air conditioning unit to determine what caused his death.

"Justice" came to the Edmond Police Department in 2010 from the Animal Welfare Center. He was primarily used within the Edmond Public Schools to detect illegal narcotics.

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(KOKH FOX25 - April 30, 2013)