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Feb 13, 2008 10:04 am US/Eastern

Officer Investigated In Death Of His K9 Partner

MIAMI (CBS4) ― A 20 year veteran of the Miami police force has been relieved of duty with pay after an internal affairs was launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of the officer's K9 partner.

48-year old Ron Brown, according to CBS4's news partners at the Miami Herald, joined the Miami Police Department in 1987 as a patrol officer and then moved on to the training bureau. Brown's attorney claims his client did nothing wrong and has been on light duty because of "heart problems." Tuesday, investigators emptied out Brown's patrol car including the dog's cage.

Miami Police are not commenting on the matter because of the ongoing criminal investigation.

This is the second investigation into the death of a police dog in the last year.

In May, 2007, Miami Dade police Sgt. Allen Cockfield was charged in the death of his police dog named Duke. Cockfield allegedly fatally kicked Duke during a training exercise in 2006. Cockfield, who is awaiting trial, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of animal cruelty and a second charge dealing with the death of a police dog; a third degree felony.

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