K-9 Memorial Unveiled at Laguna Beach Police Remembrance Ceremony Honors Fallen Service Dogs

K-9 Ranger began patrolling the City of Laguna Beach in January 2015 and was named to honor fallen Laguna Beach Motor Officer Jon Coutchie, who was a United States Army Ranger. Courtesy of the Laguna Beach Police Department

The Laguna Beach Police Department unveiled a new memorial that honors the department K-9 officers that have passed away on Sept. 21.

The memorial was released during the annual Laguna Beach fallen officer remembrance ceremony that occurs annually to remember officers that have been killed in the line of duty, such as officer John Coutchie in 2013 and Officer Gordon French who died in 1953.