Sgt. Jonathan Russell thanked his partner, Preacher, for a life dedicated to protection and loyalty. SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — ...

Members of the New England law enforcement community paid their respects to a Maine State Police K9 who was fatally shot in ...

Preacher was deployed to apprehend Righini when he was shot in the abdomen, police reported. Sgt. Russell and Specialist Andrew Hardy returned fire, fatally striking Righini, who was pronounced dead ...