VICKSBURG, Miss. — A Vicksburg police K-9 died after a patrol unit he was in malfunctioned and shut off, authorities said. K-9 Thor, an 8-year-old German shepherd, was found about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday ...

A police K-9 in Mississippi left in a patrol car died when the vehicle malfunctioned and shut off its air conditioner on a hot day, department officials said. The dog, an 8-year-old German shepherd… ...

Thor, an 8-year-old German shepherd, was not just a dog to the Vicksburg Police Department. To Donnie Heggins and many others, he was an officer, too. It was not unusual for Thor, the K-9 officer ...