K-9 Heroes Statue - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 25.800 W 081° 43.479
17R E 430411 N 3366657
This statue of a German Shepherd is located at the main entrance to the Criminal Justice Center/Training Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM2T4X
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2007
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The statue was placed in honor of Quanto and Titan, two K-9 police dogs, both German shepherds, killed in the line of duty in 1999. The plaque on the statue reads: "God made guardian angels in all shapes and sizes, ours just happen to be 'Police Dogs'."
Until Quanto was shot and killed on June 17, 1999, Jacksonville had never lost a police dog in the 14 years they had been used by the department. Then on July 10, 1999, Titan was slain. Additional information about these two wonderful animals is available on the internet
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This beautiful bronze statue was created by American Fine Bronze Art Foundry
(visit link). We've listed the date built as 1/1/2000 as an approximate date because we've been unable to determine the actual date; however, a news article dated December 19, 1999, makes references to two German Shepherd statues soon being placed outside the police academy although only one actually got placed
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