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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; City police announced Wednesday that retired K9 officer Zorro has died.</p><p>Zorro was retired in May 2016 to his handler Officer Stanley Wychock after serving the department since 2007.</p><p>Zorro became ill toward the end of his career and required surgery, according to a post on the department&#8217;s Facebook page.</p><p>&#8220;Our condolences are extended to Officer Wychock as well as his family,&#8221; the post reads. &#8220;We thank Zorro for his dedication and service to the Wilkes-Barre City Department and the City of Wilkes-Barre.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A picture of K9 Zorro and Officer Stanley Wychock, provided by the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department's Facebook page.</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web1_Zorro-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>A picture of K9 Zorro and Officer Stanley Wychock, provided by the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department's Facebook page.</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Travis Kellar at 570-991-6389 or on Twitter @TLNews</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Police: Former Wilkes-Barre K9 unit officer Zorro has died