Officer Demoted After Dumping Retired K-9 at Local Animal Shelter: Reports

Randy Hare, with the Alpha Canine Training center, trained the dog and later found out Ringo was at an animal shelter in Madison, Mississippi. Jackson Police

A police agency in Mississippi says it’s demoting an officer after he dumped his retired K-9 partner at a local animal shelter.

Officer Carl Ellis took ownership of Ringo after the dog retired, WAPT reported. The dog spent nearly 10 years working for the police force as a narcotics dog.