Beloved Police Dog Dies After Being Left in Hot Car

A beloved constabulary canine died aft being near successful a basking car.

The Hawai‘i Police Department announced K9 Archer’s decease connected Friday, Sept. 5.

The six-and-a-half-year-old Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd operation died connected Sept. 4 aft he “was near unattended successful a constabulary conveyance for an unacceptable play of time,” according to a constabulary property release.

“This was a preventable tragedy, dogs should not beryllium near unattended successful a conveyance for immoderate play of time,” said Interim Police Chief Reed Mahuna. “Archer was not conscionable a constabulary dog, he was a partner, protector, and a personnel of our constabulary family.”

Mahuna said nan dog’s handler was “devastated arsenic you would expect, nevertheless a thorough criminal and administrative investigation will beryllium conducted.”

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Mahuna said nan section was “committed to accountability and making judge thing for illustration this ne'er happens again.”

The section plans to reappraisal its K9 policies and procedures “to find if location are immoderate adjustments that tin beryllium made to forestall a akin incident from occurring successful nan future.”

Archer, who was trained successful narcotics detection, joined nan constabulary section from Hungary successful 2021.

130 canines person died from heat-related causes successful 2025, according to PETA, while different 354 person been rescued from specified conditions.