{"id":65935,"date":"2026-05-18T17:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=65935"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:57:44","slug":"lpd-k9-hyde-we-will-miss-ya-buddy-have-fun-playing-with-the-other-k9s-at-the-rainbow-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/05\/18\/lpd-k9-hyde-we-will-miss-ya-buddy-have-fun-playing-with-the-other-k9s-at-the-rainbow-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"LPD K9 HYDE, we will miss ya buddy. Have fun playing with the other K9s at the rainbow bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sadly, retired police K9 Hyde passed away at the age of 14. K9 Hyde was the loyal partner of Sergeant Jeremy Williams and served the Lakeland Community for eight years until retiring in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Along with his normal duties each shift, Hyde won countless awards during USPCA certifications, placing first at both regional and national-level competitions. He also received the SPCA Florida<\/a> 2016 Diogi K-9 Hero of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In 2016, this brave boy was stabbed by a suspect, but it didn\u2019t slow him down, and he returned to work without missing a beat. During his career, he assisted with 164 arrests and was an immeasurable asset to both our K-9 Unit and our community.<\/p>\n\n\n

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K9 Hyde, we hope you\u2019re running free of pain, catching up with your old K-9 buddies. We miss you, sweet boy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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