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2023 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 674
Celebrating the life of K9 Odin.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2023
Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2023

 

WHEREAS, K9 Odin, a distinguished law-enforcement canine officer and member of the Windsor Police Department, died in the line of duty on February 1, 2023; and

WHEREAS, after serving the Newport News Sheriff’s Office for five years, Odin joined the Windsor Police Department, where he was a valued member of the law-enforcement team for the past three years; and

WHEREAS, Odin, a Dutch Shepherd that was trained and dual certified in narcotics detection and patrol and apprehension, was notably the first canine officer in the history of the Windsor Police Department, and he greatly enhanced the department’s ability to conduct searches and seizures and other investigative work; and

WHEREAS, during Odin’s career with the Windsor Police Department, he supported multiple narcotics seizures and helped to track and apprehend several suspects both in Windsor and in many different surrounding jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, Odin will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his partner and handler, C.J. Griffin, and his family, as well as the other members of the Windsor Police Department; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of K9 Odin, a law-enforcement canine officer with the Windsor Police Department who contributed to the safety and well-being of the residents of Windsor and who made a meaningful impact on countless lives; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to C.J. Griffin, partner and handler of K9 Odin, as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.