A dog that for nearly 10 years served as a K9 officer with the Waterloo Police Department has died after a short battle with bone cancer.
K-9 Officer Robby died July 28th. Robby was a 12 year old Belgian Malinois who began working with Sgt. Gus Farmer in 2006 and is the longest serving K9 in the history of the Waterloo Police Department. Robby retired in April 2016.
In 2007, Robby suffered life threatening injuries after falling three stories while searching a building for a burglary suspect. Robby recovered and returned to full duty.
Robby helped seize hundreds of pounds of narcotics and thousands of dollars in U.S. Currency in drug busts. Robby was also involved in catching numerous suspects fleeing or hiding from police.