Officer Chris Rankin

Public Information Officer

903-798-3187 (office) 903-260-0294 (pager)

903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)

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Re: TAPD loses K-9 "Oran" after brief illness

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is deeply saddened to report the loss of one of our own. K-9 "Oran" passed away Sunday night after a brief illness. He was 13 years old.

Oran began his service with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department in 1995. Since that time he has been responsible for the recovery of thousands of dollars in cash as well as literally millions of dollars worth of illegal narcotics. In addition to this, K-9 Oran apprehended numerous felons and had hundreds of successful tracking searches during his time with us.

Oran had an unusually long career as a patrol dog and was able to remain in service until he passed away. Oran was handled by Cpl. John Gibbert and was also a member of his family. He was loved and will be missed by all of the officers of this agency.

A memorial service will be held at East Memorial Gardens on Wednesday November 16th at 2:00pm. This service is held in a special area near the front of the gardens that has been designated only for police K-9's. The ceremony is open to the public as we all pay tribute to Oran's service with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department.

Thank you and you can visit the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department online at http://www.txkusa.org/arkpolice.