By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
A NARRE Warren cop has brought closure to a distraught family, returning their cherished pet dog to them after it lost its life while being missing for two months.
Sergeant Perry Robinson found the deceased dog, named Kasey, near the train tracks at Narre Warren station about 7.30pm on Saturday 20 February, following reports a woman was in a “distressed state” and being comforted by PSOs.
Since she went missing, Kasey’s owner had gone to significant lengths to track her down, putting up flyers and posting messages to Facebook.
In a post on Facebook after Kasey had been returned to her, the owner said Sgt Robinson and the PSOs had shown the utmost “compassion and care”.
“They went and found Kasey’s remains which has allowed our family to have closure by bringing our beautiful pet home,” the owner said.
“We are so grateful to all the officers.
“It has been a very difficult couple of months, and the support and care they showed to us, is a credit to them and Victoria Police.
“We really can’t thank them enough for their assistance and patience.”
Sgt Robinson was the first to find Kasey and return her to the owner.
“I spoke with the PSOs who informed me she had been looking for her dog which has been missing for approximately eight weeks,” Sgt Robsinson said.
“I spoke to the female who was very upset and I felt her sadness of being in the position of not knowing what had possibly happened to her pet.
“This would raise many questions which I envisage would continually run through your mind and significantly affect your daily life.
“I have been a pet owner all my life and understand how pets become a part of the family.”
Sgt Robinson said policing often includes “unpleasant duties”, and this was “another one of these occasions”.
“I believed they would be going through a whole lot of emotions after hearing this news, and I needed to be as compassionate and sympathetic as I could be,” Sgt Robinson said.
“What conflicting emotions to be faced with, on the one hand you have an answer as to where your loved pet is, yet at the same time the devastating news that they are no longer alive.
“I understood full well that Kasey was obviously an integral part of their life and to lose a pet significantly impacts you.
“Hopefully, by returning Kasey to them we were able to bring some closure for them and their family and re-unite them again.”
Sgt Robinson applauded the “compassion and empathy” of the PSOs involved.
