Naugatuck Police Dept. K9 Vane Has Retired

NAUGATUCK, CT - After 10 years of service with #teamNPD our very own K9 Vane has retired.

Vane has served our town faithfully, bravely and honorably. Vane has been deployed on over 100 human tracks throughout his career; including tracks of violent armed suspects, robbery suspects, kidnapping suspects, suicidal persons, and disabled and elderly missing persons. Vane has never waivered in his dedication to our community and has tracked many miles in harsh terrain, negative temperatures and extreme heat. Vane has been injured, assaulted and separated from his handler on some tracks but has never given up. Since 2011 Vane has been on call 24/7, 365 and has never failed to respond when called for service.

Vane has without a doubt earned his retirement more than any dog ever could. Vane was our eyes and our ears, our nose on the ground. He has protected, served and would defend our community and our officers with his life, for this we are forever in his debt.

Thank you for service K9 Vane, enjoy your golden years!