Retiring police K-9 gets heartfelt send-off Burlington police and other area departments lined Pearl Street to say thank you to K-9 officer Capone. It was a final salute as their friend rode by for the last time. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT A LIFE DEDICATED TO AWARD WINNING SERVICE... NAT HONKING HORN THIS IS HIS LAST SHIFT... DESERVES A SEND OFF THAT'S JUST AS MEMORABLE... IT'S JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO... BURLINGTON POLICE AND OTHER AREA DEPARTMENTS LINED PEARL STREET, TO SAY THANK YOU... 11 YEARS IS A VERY LONG TIME. QUICK NAT SGT COMMANDING POLICE TO SALUTE.. A FINAL SALUTE AS THEIR FRIEND RODE BY FOR THE LAST TIME... HE'S PUSHING 80 PLUS YEARS, IN HUMAN YEARS, AND HE'S STILL AT WORK! NAT OPENING DOOR, DOG JUMPS OUT... THAT FRIEND IS K-9 CAPONE... THE GERMAN SHEPHARD, ENDING HIS CAREER WITH THE BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER 11 YEARS AS CORPORAL TRENT MARTIN'S LOYAL SIDEKICK... WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE DUO AFTER THE HEARTFELT GOODBYE TRIBUTE... REPORTER: WERE YOU EXPECTING THIS AT ALL? NO NOT AT ALL...I CANT EVEN EXPLAIN IT RIGHT NOW I'M SPEECHLESS. TOGETHER -- THEY'VE EARNED OUTSTANDING ACCOLADES FOR SAVING LIVES AND FINDING DRUGS EVEN WINNING VERMONT'S "PATROL TEAM OF THE YEAR" AWARD THREE TIMES IT'S BEEN A BLAST EVERY SINGLE DAY, I CAN COUNT THE BAD DAYS ON ONE HAND... DUE TO OLD AGE AND WEAKENING LIMBS -- CAPONE'S WORKING DAYS HAVE COME TO AN END -- HE'LL BE RETIRING INTO THE CARE OF THE PERSON HE KNOWS BEST... HE'S MORE LIKE MY SON, THAN MY PARTNER .. ONCE A TEAM, ALWAYS A TEAM... EVEN AFTER HE PASSES AWAY HIS ASHES WILL BE BURIED WITH ME WHEN I DIE. DEVOTION AND UNWAVERING COMMITTMENT -- THE LEGACY THIS "GOOD BOY" WILL LEAVE BEHIND... IN BURLINGTON CHICLDREN FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE

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