During a traffic stop on December 26th, K9 Loki was killed, when a drunk driver slammed into the back of his squad car.

K9 Loki's handler, Deputy Robert Rosenkranz, was conducting a traffic stop on I-90 on that night when his squad car was hit with Loki inside. The deputy sustained some minor injuries. Had he been in the vehicle with Loki, judging by this photo of the wreckage, he likely would've been killed also.

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Funerals for law enforcement are as beautiful as they are sad, I'm sure this ceremony will be no different. I've never witnessed a funeral for a K9 officer before. The Boone County Sheriff's Department knows that we're all wanting to pay our respects, which is why the entire funeral will streamed on Facebook Live. The department is strongly encouraging us to not attend this funeral in person, due to current COVID-19 restrictions.

K9 Loki's funeral ceremony is this Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 10 a.m.. The ceremony will take place in front of the Boone County Public Safety Building at 615 North Main Street, in Belvidere.

At 9:15 a.m., a Sheriff’s Police Escort Team will pick up K9 Loki at the Emergency Vet Care Clinic of Rockford. The team will escort K9 Loki to South University Drive, just east of AMC Showplace 16 theaters. At 9:30 a.m., from South University Drive, a police procession will escort K9 Loki to the Public Safety Building. The processional route will be east on Business 20, south on North State Street, east on Madison Street and north on North Main Street.

A funeral ceremony for Boone County Sheriff’s K9 Loki will occur on this Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 10 am. The...

Posted by Boone County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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