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Sheriff K-9 left in patrol unit 20 hours, dies
Jim Wells County Sheriff Office dog left in patrol unit, dies
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A Jim Wells County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office dog died after being left in his handler’s patrol unit for more than 20 hours, and its handler has been relieved of his duties, Sheriff Oscar Lopez said.
“We got (the cause) under investigation; we believe it was the heat,” Lopez said.
Dog handler Latham Roldan was initially placed on administrative leave Monday after the sheriff’s office was advised about an incident involving one of the office’s dogs named Jola, according to a sheriff’s office news release.
“The preliminary findings show that his K-9 partner, Jola, was left in the unit and consequently died,” the release stated.
On Tuesday, internal affairs investigators determined that Roldan left the dog in a patrol vehicle without proper care and she died.
“(The dog) was left in the vehicle for more than 20 hours,” Sheriff Oscar Lopez told the Caller-Times.
Because of policy violations, along with neglect for the care of the dog, Roldan was fired Tuesday, the release states.
The county attorney’s office will review the incident, Lopez said.
A separate internal affairs investigation also is being conducted, Lopez said.
Link: http://www.caller.com/news/local/Jim...321473441.html
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How the effing hell do you forget your effing K-9 partner in the effing vehicle for 20 effing hours? 
Pat
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