BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are marking five years since the death of K-9 Jango, the first Bakersfield Police Department police dog to die in the line of duty.
Jango was shot and killed in April 2021 while helping officers catch a car thief in southeast Bakersfield.
Police K-9 Jango was a Belgian Malinois and was born in the Netherlands on November 15, 2015. He was united with his human partner and best friend, Officer Brock Mueller, in March 2017.
“Jango helped me become a better officer, husband, friend, and father,” stated Officer Mueller…