🐾🚓 After 8 years of service, it’s time to hang up the leash🚓🐾 Last week, one of our incredible K9 fur missiles retired after 8 years of dedicated service. K9 Hektor, one of our patrol apprehension canines, has served our community with unmatched courage, loyalty, and heart. From daily patrol shifts to high-risk deployments with our Special Response Team, he was always ready — focused, fearless, and committed to protecting his handler and catching the bad guys. With more than 200 deployments over the course of his career, Hektor’s impact on our county’s safety is nothing short of extraordinary. Behind every successful mission was a powerful partnership built on trust and training. His drive and unwavering bravery helped bring dangerous situations to safe conclusions time and time again. Now, at almost 10 years old, it’s time for him to trade in long shifts and call-outs for belly rubs, naps in the sun, and well-earned relaxation. We hear he may even finally be let up on the couch. Hektor, thank you for your service. Enjoy retirement — you’ve more than earned it. 🐕💙Photos from Lane County Sheriff's Office's post