Arnold, MO – On July 31, a four-year-old K9 with the Arnold Police Department died from heat exhaustion after the vehicle he was in had an air-conditioning system failure. The heartbreaking announcement came with an explanation from the department on August 1.

The agency described the system the patrol vehicles are fitted with, and how that system failed, allowing K9 Vader to suffer fatal heat-related injuries:

All Arnold Police Department K-9 vehicles are equipped with a system that notifies the handler by phone, activates the emergency lights and siren, sounds the vehicle horn, activates cooling fans, and rolls down the vehicle windows, if the vehicle temperature increases to a certain level. In this instance, the heat alarm system failed to activate.

Vader was still alive when he was discovered. He was transported to an emergency veterinarian for care and initially showed signs that he would recover. The agency said, “Vader was then transported to a 24-Hour clinic for further treatment. Unfortunately, we learned last night that there were no further treatments available for Vader and he succumbed to his injuries.”

The tragedy is under investigation.

Rest easy Vader.

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