Starke County K9 Fritz To Be Retired

Officer James Upsall and K9 Fritz demonstrate a hold on Starke County Sheriff Oscar Cowen.

The Starke County Sheriff’s Department K9 is retiring. K9 officer and handler, James Upsall, said the two-year certification is coming up at the end of the month and the decision was made not to renew that certification and Fritz will be retired.

Upsall said Fritz had several narcotics busts during his three-year tenure at the Sheriff’s Department.

“He has had a lot of narcotic busts with traffic stops and that varies from any variety of pills, marijuana and meth,” said Upsall.

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