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After four and a half years of dedicated service to the citizens of Corona, Corona Police Department’s K9 Spike retires.

Spike is an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois, who was not only trained for patrol duties but was also crossed trained to detect the odor of narcotics. During Spike’s tenure, he found and apprehended several suspects, and he also had several narcotic finds which included the seizure of heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana. When not fighting crime, he participated in over 100 public demonstrations at schools, hospitals, and community groups.

Spike’s handler, Corporal Chad Fountain, is a 15-year veteran, who was recently promoted in July of 2015. Corporal Fountain was able to purchase Spike from the city and bring him home for retirement, where he will live out the remainder of his life with the Fountain family.

We would like to thank them both for their dedicated service to our community.