AUSTIN, Texas — Bane, a retired Austin Police Department K9, has died at age 12, the Austin Police Association announced.
The German Shepherd served the department for seven years and assisted with 258 arrests before retiring in August 2022. He died Thursday.
Bane joined the force in 2015, initially partnering with Senior Police Officer Curtis Pandorf. In June 2019, he teamed with Senior Police Officer Retkofsky…