<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=14j2ZE_0wAdugsA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=14j2ZE_0wAdugsA00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Evan Paul</figcaption></figure><p>His name is <a href="https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/he-can-be-a-dog-now-isp-k-9-apache-retires-after-years-of-loyal-service-indiana-state-police/531-f56e4e2f-20a9-4d86-b7fe-8f05fa5ab958">Officer Apache</a>, and he worked with his partner, Trooper Walter Butt, for more than 8 years.</p><p>Apache had been with the Illinois State Police Department since 2016, but he is now retired after one heck of a send-off.</p><p>It was a <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-9-retires-after-8-year-career-including/story?id=114630304">full retirement ceremony</a>, where according to his former colleagues, "Apache received all his favorite things from his favorite people."</p><p>Officer Apache may weigh less than 100 lbs., but that didn't stop him from finding nine-times his body weight in narcotics over his career.</p><p>This good boy has quite the crime-fighting resume: Apache helped seize 954.28 pounds of illegal narcotics, 167 guns and 1.6 million dollars in drug money during his service. That's a pretty dang good track record for someone who can't even talk.</p><p>He might not be able to carry a gun, but he has some weapons in his mouth: His teeth. Apache bit seven suspects in his career to help subdue and take them into custody.</p><p>It was an emotional moment when Apache was given his final sendoff over the radio. In police speak, that is called the final 10-42. Apache got his on October 8.</p><h2>What Happens to Police Dogs When They Retire?</h2><p>After being by Trooper Butt's backend for almost a decade, Apache gets to go home and live with the entire Butts family.</p><p>The pup has some war wounds as well from his tenure on the force: In 2017, Apache stepped in front of his handler and took a bullet to the neck during an officer-involved shooting.</p><p>But in true G.O.A.T. fashion, Apache was back at work in just 3 weeks after the incident, ready to protect and serve his community. The ultimate good boy.</p><h2>Country Stars Arrested for DUI</h2><p>Country music has always had a little bit too close of a relationship with drinking, so it's no surprise that some of the biggest stars in country music have been arrested for DUI.</p><h2>11 Great Country Songs About Getting Arrested</h2><p>Nearly a dozen country stars have written songs about being arrested, but only a few know of which they sing. Here are 11 songs about being picked up by police, including true stories from by <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/keith-urban/">Keith Urban</a> and <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/chris-janson/">Chris Janson</a>, and legendary outlaw hits for <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/waylon-jennings/">Waylon Jennings</a>, <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/johnny-cash/">Johnny Cash</a>, <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/johnny-paycheck/">Johnny Paycheck</a> and more.</p></div></body>

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His name is Officer Apache, and he worked with his partner, Trooper Walter Butt, for more than 8 years. Apache had been with the Illinois State Police Department since 2016, but he is now retired after one heck of a send-off. It was a full retirement ceremony, where according to...