Handler – PC Sam Dutton
Serving Wiltshire police dog dies
A servering Wiltshire Police dog has died, according to a canine charity. PD Chiko’s death was announced by WAGS Retired Police Dogs, who say his death followed a battle with illness. His last reported tasking was to an incident near Salisbury in mid-Febrauary. Handled by PC Sam Dutton, PD Chiko was called in to track down a suspected drink driver who had fled the scene of a crash on the A338 on the 13th of last month. He managed to locate the female driver, in her 50s, beside a road and a passenger was found hiding in a garden. He was a ‘fantastic police dog who will never be forgotten’, a spokesperson for WAGS Retired Police Dogs said. Adding: ‘Thank you for your service… RIP Chiko run free over rainbow bridge’.