Retired Concord K-9 'Caro' Dies

The Concord Police Department sent out the following press release regarding the death of retired K-9 "Caro" last week:

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of another one of our retired K9 partners. On July 26th, Detective Greg Rodriguez returned home to find that K9 'Caro' had passed away in his sleep. K9 Caro had just turned 14 years old.

K9 Caro was born on July 22nd, 1999 in Holland. He was trained in KNPV and he achieved a Metloff certification. K9 Caro was then imported to the United States by Adlerhorst International and he was selected to be a Concord Police K9 in 2003 by our K9 Trainer, (retired) Officer Danny Moore. He was then partnered with Officer Rodriguez.

Over the course of K9 Caro's 6 year career, he protected our officers and citizens by apprehending A LOT of bad guys and gals.  He was also responsible for sniffing out multiple pounds of narcotics. Most importantly, K9 Caro and Officer Rodriguez impacted the lives of hundreds of children through their countless appearances at local schools and events. In 2008 K9 Caro was awarded the city's 'K9 of the Year'.

K9 Caro retired from police work in September of 2009. He enjoyed his retirement years at home with Detective Rodriguez, his wife Kerry and their two other K9 pets, Jack and Moxy.  Jack and Moxy were at K9 Caro's side when he passed.

We thank Detective Rodriguez and K9 Caro for the service they provided to the citizens of Concord. 

We will truly miss you, Caro. You have many friends waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge.

Concord Police K9 Association