New Dodge County K9 Named To Honor Legacy Of Boy Killed In Crash

Dodge County emergency responders were called to a fatal crash in March of 2017 where a 14 year old boy named Cade was killed.

Cade immediately became a hero, as his organs were donated which resulted in saving the lives of four others.

His family and loved ones started a local fundraiser to raise awareness for organ donations called Play 4 Cade.

Over the years, the Play 4 Cade organization has raised funds that have been donated for scholarships, activities, memorials, to other organizations, and raised awareness for organ donations in memory of Cade.

Now the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department is benefitting from Play 4 Cade.

The organization donated $15,000 to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office K-9 program and that donation was used to purchase and pay for training for a new K-9 for the sheriff’s office.

The department asked Cade’s family if they could honor Cade by naming the K-9 Cade to which the family agreed to.

K9 Cade will be trained in narcotics detection, article searches, tracking, area/building searches, and handler protection. Once training is completed, K-9 Cade will be assigned to second shift patrol.