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New Hampshire State Troopers Mourn Sudden Loss of K-9 “Lola
Handler – Trooper Andrew Sheffer
New Hampshire State Police are mourning the passing of one of their four-footed partners. “It is with a heavy heart that the New Hampshire State Police Canine Unit announces the passing of K-9 Lola,” reads a Twitter post made by the agency on Wednesday. Lt. James Fogarty of Troop E barracks in Tamworth, said Lola had been a valued law enforcement team member since March 2014. “It was an unexpected loss of natural causes,” Fogarty said. The six-year-old Dutch shepherd and her handler Trooper Andrew Sheffer were based at Troop E and were regularly deployed in Carroll and Belknap Counties the barrack’s primary coverage area. They were called upon frequently and went where ever they were needed throughout the state,” said Fogarty. Lola lived with Sheffer and spent more time with him than his own family, the troop commander said. When initially paired, Sheffer and K-9 Lola spent countless hours over 24 weeks training before earning certification as both a Patrol and Drug Detection Team. Patrol teams search for wanted and lost persons. They are also vital in the apprehension of burglary and robbery suspects. Lola also used her nose to sniff out drugs in stopped vehicles, assisted corrections with searches at their facilities and also assisted upon request with searches at schools.
