Best of BTB: In Memoriam: The life of Santa Ana Police K9 Puskas
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is from April 26, 2022. Santa Ana Police K9 Puskas became famous on Feb. 26, 2018. The then 9-year-old Dutch shepherd had dramatically helped apprehend a suspect in pursuit and also lost some teeth in the process. “This parolee tried to run over a Garden Grove police officer, and he got away. And their undercover unit somehow found him in our city,” said Santa Ana Police Cpl. Luis Galeana, who was Puskas’ handler. Video cameras caught Puskas taking a flying leap…

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