Koton

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Koton was a German Shepherd police dog from the Kansas City, Missouri, police department. He was teamed with Officer Patterson for two years, and responsible for over twenty-four felony arrests at the time of his death. Koton's recorded date of death is 18 November 1991.

[edit] Death

In 1991, Koton was shot and killed while trying to apprehend a suspect in the murder of a police officer. Ten days before his death, Koton found ten kilos of cocaine worth more than 1.2 million dollars.

Koton had a starring role alongside James Belushi in the film K-9 (1989) as the German Shepherd dog "Jerry Lee". Coincidentally, the dog is shot in the film (but not killed).

[edit] External links

• Koton at the Internet Movie Database