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Mooresville honors retiring K9 Ramon, promotes five officers
Summary
The town honored K9 Ramon's service and recognized promotions within the Mooresville Police Department during the June 2 meeting; Ramon served with multiple handlers and the department recounted deployments and community appearances.
Mooresville recognized the retirement of K9 Ramon and promoted several police officers during a June 2 ceremony at the Board of Commissioners meeting.
Chief Camper Chaney led remarks celebrating the K9 program and introduced retiree recognitions and promotional certificates. An announcement summarized Ramon's service: "K9 Ramon has served with the Mooresville Police Department for 7 years, 49 years in dog years, with hundreds of deployments. He assisted with 22 arrests, including 5 criminal apprehensions," a department announcer said during the ceremony.
Speakers recounted Ramon's career and his connection to the late Officer Jordan Sheldon; officials said Sheldon was Ramon's original handler and that Ramon continued service after Sheldon's death. Sergeant John Sage, Corporal James Ramey and other officers described Ramon's role in patrols, apprehensions and community events. Chief Camper Chaney presented promotion certificates to Jamie L. Quinn (assistant chief), Jeffrey A. Eames (sergeant), John T. Sage (sergeant) and Carrie Jane Zalepka (corporal). The chief praised the officers' leadership and service.
The board also approved a consent-agenda amendment later in the meeting to allow the purchase of retired K9 Cato by his handler, as noted in the meeting adjustments. The recognitions were ceremonial; no formal policy decisions were made as part of the presentations.
The ceremony included a short video and multiple personal recollections from handlers and officers about the impact of canine officers on policing and community outreach.
