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<p>NANTICOKE &#8212; The Nanticoke Police Department is mourning the loss of its K-9, Vice.</p><p>The department announced Tuesday on its Facebook page that Vice had died.</p><p>&#8220;He will be truely (sic) missed by all,&#8221; the post read.</p><p>According to Nanticoke Police Capt. Robert Lehman, Vice died Monday night of complications from an unspecified cancer.</p><p class="p1">&#8220;He was very close with us,&#8221; Lehman said. &#8220;Absolutely.&#8221;</p><p class="p1">The department was already mourning the death of <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/577266/nanticoke-police-chief-william-shultz-remembered-as-an-advocate-for-many">Police Chief</a> William Shultz, who passed away last week at the age of 61. Shultz was hired by Nanticoke in 1990 and was appointed chief in August of 2012.</p><p>Vice was born Feb. 14, 2008, and had been with the department and K-9 handler Brian Kivler since October 2009. Times Leader records show Vice was considered a full-time officer, with his own badge &#8212; No. 9072&#189;.</p><p>Along with sniffing out marijuana and cocaine, Vice was able to track fleeing suspects.</p><p>Lehman said criminals shouldn&#8217;t expect the Nanticoke department&#8217;s war on drugs to cease just because Vice is gone.</p><p>&#8220;The efforts will continue,&#8221; he said.</p><p>State law specifies that if someone had attempted to harm or kill Vice, they could have been prosecuted on a felony charge.</p><p>The career life of a drug dog runs on the average of 10 years, according to Lehman.</p><p>&#8220;He almost met his career expectancy,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Vice was purchased by the Greater Nanticoke Area School District, and Lehman said the city was &#8220;very fortunate&#8221; to have had the help in obtaining him.</p><p>According to a November 2009 Times Leader article, the school district paid $5,500 to purchase the dog for the department, with the understanding that Vice would be brought onto school campuses to do occasional locker searches. Also contributing to the cost was the Nanticoke Housing Authority, which gave the district a $500 check.</p><p>Lehman said drug dogs can cost municipalities upwards of $10,000, but that the department was &#8220;hopeful&#8221; about getting another dog, &#8220;if the budget dictates.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;That&#8217;s something for the city to consider,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Lehman said Vice was the second K-9 in the history of the department, which previously had a dog the late 1980s.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Nanticoke City Police Department officials said the department&#8217;s K-9 &#8220;Vice&#8221; died unexpectedly Monday night of complications from cancer. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1_ViceCar-3.jpg</photo0><caption0>Nanticoke City Police Department officials said the department&#8217;s K-9 &#8220;Vice&#8221; died unexpectedly Monday night of complications from cancer. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Melanie Mizenko</p><p>mmizenko@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reporter Travis Kellar contributed to this story. Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Update: Nanticoke police say department’s K-9 died unexpectedly