A Vancouver Transit Police service dog has a special connection with the Calgary Police Service.
That’s because Harnett, a two-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, is named after Sgt. Andrew Harnett, the Calgary police officer killed in the line of duty on New Year’s Eve 2020.
That night, Harnett was struck by a vehicle that fled a stop and subsequently died from his injuries.
Vancouver Transit Police posted videos on Twitter and YouTube showing Harnett and his human partner, Officer Lisa McKay, on the job.
“Her favorite thing in the world is the ball,” McKay said. “She likes to come to work and work for the ball.
“She likes getting on the train, walking around the stations, seeing people and then, at the end of the day, she likes to go outside and chase the birds.”
Sergeant Andrew Harnett is shown in a Calgary Police Service photo. (CPS distribution)
Harnett is a rookie service dog who just graduated on Thursday. He is the 10th police service dog in the department’s history, according to a video posted on Twitter by Vancouver Transit Police.
“We want to thank the Metro Vancouver Transit Police for honoring Sergeant Andrew Harnett with a service police dog in his memory,” Calgary police and Harnett’s family said in a statement.
“We will never forget the great sacrifice that Andrew made, and it brings us comfort to know that he will be remembered in Vancouver as well,”
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