#5 K-9 death this year: "forgotten" in patrol car

TEXAS -- The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deputy after his K-9 dog died of heat exhaustion after being left in the deputy's patrol car.

Sheriff's spokesman Alan Bernstein tells the Houston Chronicle that the deputy has been placed on administrative leave until the internal affairs investigation is finished.

Some of Harris County's K9 officers. Which one was
left to cook to death in a broiling hot squad car?

Bernstein says the dog died Aug. 14 after the deputy arrived home, became distracted and left the dog in the car.

[How the hell do you forget your partner?!]

He says the deputy is a 20-year veteran of the sheriff's office and has been with the K-9 unit for 12 years.

Bernstein says sheriff's officials are considering options for keeping similar deaths of K-9 dogs from recurring.

[How about you "consider" charging this deputy with felony animal cruelty?]

(The Morning Telegraph - Aug 23, 2013)