Retired police dog gets bone as department receives money

June 24, 2020 at 7:02 a.m.

by Susan Holland

Submitted Photo Officers from the Gravette Police Department pose with gifts they received from recent visitors Riley and Marian who brought a bone for retired canine officer IKKS and a $1,000 donation toward the purchase of a new canine officer. That puts the department about halfway toward their goal of $15,000 for a new dog. Pictured are Captain Bryan Smith (left), school resource officer Josh Crane, Marian and Riley and Officer Jason Blackmon.
Submitted Photo Officers from the Gravette Police Department pose with gifts they received from recent visitors Riley and Marian who brought a bone for retired canine officer IKKS and a $1,000 donation toward the purchase of a new canine officer. That puts the department about halfway toward their goal of $15,000 for a new dog. Pictured are Captain Bryan Smith (left), school resource officer Josh Crane, Marian and Riley and Officer Jason Blackmon.

GRAVETTE -- Visitors Riley and Marian stopped by the Gravette Police Department one day last week to bring a bone for IKKS, the department's recently retired police dog.

While there, the visitors also presented the police department with a donation of $1,000 to go toward the purchase of a new police dog. Thanks to their donation and the generous support of others in the community, the department is almost halfway to its $15,000 fundraising goal to purchase a new dog.

Officers hope to have a new police dog in service by the beginning of 2021.

Gravette's previous police dog, IKKS, was retired earlier this year after nearly 4½ years in service. He now lives with the family of Capt. Bryan Smith.