Ringo (Photo courtesy of The Ohio State Highway Patrol)
By: Hagit Limor
The Ohio State Patrol has lost a friend and top-notch crime fighter, Ringo the dog.
In his day, Ringo seized the largest amount of Ecstasy in Ohio history, 20 pounds worth 32,000 doses. In all, he totaled more than $53 million worth of seizures, including drugs, cash, guns and cars. The vast majority came in cocaine seizures.
Ringo was born in Holland in 1999 and started working with handler Trooper Stacy Arnold in January of 2000. He was certified to detect marijuana, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and their derivatives. He worked cases not only for the Patrol but other federal and local law enforcement agencies.
By 2003 he already had achieved the Recognition Award for Meritorious Service from the American Police Hall of Fame. The Patrol says in one traffic stop, Ringo seized nine weapons, 1,214 rounds of ammunition, and seven sets of license plates and helped break the case of an armed bank robber on a cross-country run.
Ringo passed away on May 28.
He retired from active duty in April 2009
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