COURTESY OF YARMOUTH POLICE
Clark worked as a Yarmouth Police K9, for six years.
YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Police Department has announced the passing of their retired K-9, Clark.
Clark served the Yarmouth Police Department from 2005 to 2012 as a patrol canine. He was 10 years old.
Clark was born April 3, 2004 in Senec, Slovakia, and came to the United States specifically for a career in law enforcement.
The dog was introduced to his handler, Patrol Officer Marc Thibeault and together they served as a K9 team for the Yarmouth Police Department.
Clark was trained in tracking, building and area searches, evidence recovery, crowd control and handler protection.
Some of Clark’s achievements were the successful track of a motor vehicle homicide suspect in Yarmouth, the track of a suspect in a stabbing in Barnstable, and the track of a child rape suspect in Dennis.
Clark was also certified as a SWAT K-9 and served with the Cape Cod Regional Special Weapons And Tactics Team.
He was injured following a SWAT deployment in 2011, requiring thousands of dollars in surgery.
The dog retired in 2012 and during his retirement, according to Thibeault, he loved visiting children in local schools and spending time at home with Thibeault and his family.
