On July 30, Park Police dog Stryker, was euthanized due to muscular problems in his hind legs. He was 11-1/2 years old. Stryker was adopted by the Park Police from Czechoslovakia when he was one year old.

Stryker served the Montgomery County Division of the Park Police from 1997 until his retirement in 2004. During his career, Stryker and his handler, Park Police Officer Alice Hanan, worked some of the most high-profile cases in our area. When the Pentagon was struck in the 9-11 disaster, Stryker and Officer Hanan sifted through the debris and made 108 finds.

Stryker helped search for missing persons Michelle Dorr, Susan Stottmeister and Chandra Levy. He also helped out at a gas tanker accident on I-95 and the water taxi accident in Baltimore Harbor in 2004.

“Stryker was an incredible K9 partner and I am honored and thankful for our time together,” Hanan said. “He had the best life possible for a dog and I am pretty sure he knew that. Thanks to everyone who helped us along the way.”

Stryker was certified yearly in obedience, agility, area search, article search, building search, tracking, trailing, search and rescue, and narcotics and cadaver. The dog participated in investigations leading to 113 narcotics arrests totaling $152,923 in value of drugs seized. He also was credited with helping find two missing persons and took part in more than 100 public demonstrations.

In addition to being named the Park Police K9 team of the year four years in a row – from 1999 to 2002 – Stryker and Hanan received numerous other accolades and commendations.

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