OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Oshkosh Police Department reports its K9, Lando, passed away after becoming unexpectedly ill.
The department says the illness was an autoimmune disease. Lando did not respond to treatment and was euthanized Saturday afternoon.
Lando was 6 years old and joined the department in March 2018 from K9 Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The K9 worked with Officer Fettig for two years and with Officer Martinez since 2020.
The police department says Lando was deployed 283 times and helped seize 62.9 grams of cocaine, 102.5 grams of methamphetamine, 9.38 pounds of marijuana, 3.4 grams of fentanyl, 13.3 grams of heroin, 8.71 grams of MDMA (ecstasy), 210 illegally possessed pills, three guns, and $25,974.
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