HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford police bomb squad K-9 Yogi has died, the department announced Wednesday night.

Yogi, born in 2014, served the department from 2016 until his retirement in 2022. Police said he worked events such as the Travelers Championship and the Hartford Marathon and at venues such as the Xfinity Theater and XL Center.

Hartford police thanked Yogi for his years of service and loyalty to his family and his bomb squad partners K-9 Guss, K-9 Cabot and K-9 Humphrey.

“Yogi will always be remembered as a protector, partner, and forever a good boy,” the department wrote in a Facebook post. “Thank you, Yogi, for your service to the Hartford Police Department and to the City of Hartford. Rest in peace in doggy heaven.”

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