The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said goodbye to an important member of their K-9 team last week. K-9 Aries was put down after recently being diagnosed with cancer that lead to stomach complications. Aries’ handler Deputy Kyle Fuller says it was a privilege to train and deploy with K-9 Aries. “ I always knew that I could trust Aries if deployed in any situation,” shares Deputy Fuller. “When others were being evacuated from a bomb threat, Aries and I were going in to make sure the area was safe. I knew I could always trust Aries would not miss anything in those tense situations. Aries would watch me each and every time I got out of my patrol vehicle on a traffic stop or made contact with someone, making sure that I was safe,” continues Deputy Fuller. “Aries would alert me if anyone walked up on our patrol vehicle which gave me peace of mind in a time when officers are being shot while eating or just fueling up their vehicles…I appreciate the honor to be a part of Aries K-9 team and he will be sorely missed.” Aries completed training and joined the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office team in 2016. He was the first ever explosives detection K-9 in the Uintah Basin. Aries will be laid to rest on May 30th.
