WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) -- Dax, the Lake County, Illinois Sheriff's crime-fighting K-9 officer, died Friday morning. On March 3, Dax was injured helping take down a wanted person fleeing from a ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (CBS) – A high-profile police canine is recovering after being injured during an arrest, and his future with the Lake County Sheriff's Office is now uncertain. K9 Dax's ...

Deputies announced on Thursday that a Lake County Sheriff’s K9 who was injured in the line of duty last month has retired.

Dax, a male German shepherd and retiring member of the K-9 unit at the Lake County Sheriff's Office, demonstrates one of his skills at a 2016 fundraiser for Illinois Special Olympics.

A year has passed but you still hear the catch in Lake County Sheriff's Deputy John Forlenza's voice when speaking of the passing of his canine partner, Dax. The police dog with the storied career ...

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the son of famed Canine Dax, who fathered a litter of puppies before his death, will be joining the agency.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced that famed Canine Dax, who died last year, will be honored at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Retirement ceremony for Lake County K9 Deputy Dax announced K9 Deputy Dax retires after on-duty injury, Lake County sheriff says Driver fleeing police runs over man who had been on car hood: sheriff ...

Serious injuries force Lake County canine officer Dax to retire after storied 9-year career Dax suffered neck and spine injuries on March 3 while apprehending a suspect in a wooded area near Zion.

A Lake County Sheriff's K9 was injured on Sunday while capturing a suspect who was fleeing Wisconsin police into Northern Illinois.