Handler – Sgt. Scott Holmes
Retired Vermilion Police Department K-9 passes away after ‘drastic decline in health’
Vermilion police “with a heavy heart” announced the passing of a retired K-9 on Thursday. K9 Miro, who was in service with the department from 2012-2020, passed away due to a sudden “drastic decline” in his health, according to a department Facebook post. K-9 Miro spent 7 1/2 years in the department and retired on March 29, 2020. He spent the last years of his life with his handler, Sgt. Scott Holmes. “Today Miro had a Cheeseburger and ice cream for lunch and then quietly passed in our backyard on his favorite dog bed with the sun shining while surrounded by family” Sgt. Holmes said. “I could not have created a better scene for it.”