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Updated: 11:38 PM EDT June 30, 2021
SARASOTA, Fla. A Sarasota Police Department K-9, named Hixon, died this week following a brief illness, the agency said. He was 13.
The Belgian Malinois served from 2009-16 at the department as a patrol and narcotics dog alongside Office Sean Gleason. After his retirement in 2016, Hixon lived with Gleason s family.
The pair won top honors as the top K-9 team in the explosions and narcotics divisions at the Bomb and Drug Detection seminar in 2013. A year later, they took second place as the drug detection K-9 team, the department said.
Hixon also visited schools and other community groups as part of his day job.
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Listen • 0:56 The Pfizer vaccine is now available to persons age 12 and over, Moderna is available to persons age 18 and over.
In the past, all COVID-19 exposed students faced mandatory quarantines.
Fully vaccinated students in Sarasota County who are exposed to COVID-19 can continue playing sports and going to school unless they show symptoms.
The Sarasota Department of Health says the change is based on CDC guidance, which states that fully vaccinated people can resume normal activities.
A spokesperson for Sarasota County Schools says the policy is not a school district rule but that the health department is in charge of contact tracing and quarantine guidance.
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