Indianapolis, In. — Indiana State Police are mourning the loss of retired police canine Camo. Camo was euthanized late last week after a battle with Degenerative Myelopathy. He was assigned to the Indianapolis Post.
A report from the Indiana State Police says during his 10-year career Camo thousands of pounds of drugs and millions of dollars in drug money. In one instance Camo recovered 27 Kilos of cocaine, in another he located 2,000 pounds of marijuana and the largest single cash seizure.
Camo was also the first canine to be permanently assigned to the Indiana State Police SWAT unit. He responded to more than 450 SWAT calls and helped lay the ground work for the use of canines with special operations units.
Handler, master trooper Greg Magee remembers Camo as a hard working, driven, loyal partner. He said “Camo was more than a canine, he was family. I knew I could always count on him to cover my back and to be there when I needed him. He loved going to work every day and each time he heard my police car start his excitement was exuberant. I will hold the memory of Camo deeply in my heart and feel so fortunate to have been his partner for more than 10 years.”
