SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (WRGB) — A Schenectady County Sheriff’s K-9 has died from heat exhaustion.
The department says Leonidas, a German Shepherd, worked for the department for eight years. He died on Thursday. His handler, Deputy Daniel Coppola, is now in mourning.
Investigators say a preliminary review indicates an alarm system in the K-9 vehicle designed to notify officers of vehicle or climate control malfunctions never went off…