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Memorials to Fallen K-9s

2000 page 8
F.A.S.T. Co. donates cards to all partners
of all working dogs/horses sent by priority mail

In Loving Memory of
K-9 "ERNY"
October 12, 2000
LODD

Partner: Deputy Mike Mayne
Pensacola, FL
Escambia County Sheriff's Dept.
1700 West Leonard St.
Pensacola, FL 32501
(850) 436-9620

Suspect kills K-9, Injures Handler

On October 12, 2000 at approximately 0238 hours, deputies responded to the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Kelly Avenue in reference to an armed suspicious person call. Deputies made contact with a Yellow Cab driver who advised that he had picked up a white male subject at the Conoco station at N. "W" Street and Beverly Parkway. The male pulled a handgun on the cab driver and made statements he was on a rampage then fled North into a residential area, Court.

(ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla.) - A sheriff's deputy was wounded and his K-9 partner of 16 months killed in an early morning shoot out with a suspect who was killed after pulling out a handgun and firing as deputies tried to arrest him, police said. The incident began at approximately 2:40 AM Thursday when deputies received a report of a suspicious, armed man in the 600 block of Palm Court. After a K-9 team was sent to the area, the suspect, Gregory Allen Kidd, 32, was cornered. As deputies attempted to place him under arrest Kidd pulled out a handgun and began firing, police said. The identity of the deputy who shot Kidd has not been released. Deputy 1st Class Mike Mayne, who did not fire his weapon, received a gunshot wound to the leg and

remains in Baptist Hospital. Mayne's dog, Erny, a three-year-old German Shepherd was shot and later died in an emergency veterinary clinic. Autopsies on the suspect and the police dog are being conducted today. As is standard in shooting incidents, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating.
Deputy Mike Mayne responded with his K-9 Erny. Deputy Mayne began tracking the subject, with Deputy Kevin Coxwell providing backup during the track. At 0338 hours, Deputy Mayne continued the track and located the individual lying in tall grass in a fenced lot behind 622 Palm Deputy Mayne and Coxwell ordered the subject to surrender and show his hands. When the subject failed to do so, K-9 Erny was deployed followed closely by the officers who attempted to take the subject into custody. The subject pulled a handgun and fired on the officers. One round struck Deputy Mayne in the right lower leg. A second round struck K-9 Erny killing him. Deputy Coxwell returned fire at the subject with his service Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol. The suspect was hit and pronounced dead at the scene. A Deputy Mayne was transported by EMS to Baptist Hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound. He is in good condition. An autopsy has been conducted and the identity of the suspect has been made using fingerprints. He is identified as Gregory Allen Kidd of Pensacola. Kidd was currently wanted by the Escambia County Sheriff's Office for Robbery with a weapon and Possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. He was further suspected of having committed other area robberies in recent weeks. Kidd has an extensive history of violent crime and has been incarcerated in state prison on several occasions. Deputy Mike Mayne has been employed by the Escambia County Sheriff's Office for eleven years. He is currently assigned to the Patrol division working out of the Warrington precinct on midnight shift. K-9 Erny was 3 years old and had been partnered with Deputy Mayne since May 1999. Deputy Kevin Coxwell has been employed by the Escambia County Sheriff's Office for two years. He is currently assigned to the Patrol division working out of the Warrington precinct on midnight shift. Deputy Coxwell has been placed on
paid administrative leave which is standard sheriff's office policy. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the lead investigative agency. The sheriff's office will be conducting a separate but parallel investigation of the shooting. K-9 Erny is the second patrol to be shot and killed in the line of duty. In March 1998 K-9 Wolf was shot and killed as he apprehended a car thief who had fled into a wooded area. The suspect in that case was arrested as he exited the wood lot when pursued by the Sheriff's Office SWAT Team.

Incident: Shooting of Deputy Sheriff
Date & Time of Occurrence:
October 12, 2000 @ 0338 hours
Address of Occurrence:
600 block of Palm Court, Pensacola
Suspect: Gregory Allen Kidd;
W/M; 32 years old 10000 Chemstrand Road, Pensacola
Victim: Deputy 1st Class Mike Mayne, K-9 Erny

Service for Erny were held Thursday, Nov. 8, 2000,
cards arrived in time.

In Loving Memory of
K-9 "XANTHOS"
November 3, 1998 - October 28, 2000

Partner: Wim Verbeek
Politie Diest
BELGIUM (Belgian) Police Dept.

Het gebed van de hond
Ho mijn meester,
Kies mij als vriend,
en ik zal van al je vrienden de trouwste zijn.
Geef mij een thuis,
en ik zal de beste bewaker zijn.
Geef mij een naam,
en ik wil nooit nog een andere.
Geef mij een bevel,
en ik zal je gehoorzamen.
Geef mij voedsel,
en je zult nooit ontgoocheld zijn.
Geef mij een liefkozing,
en ik zal gelukkig zijn.
Geef mij uw affectie,
en ik zal je mijn leven geven

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Xanthos (above as a puppy) was born on November 3, 1998. He died on Octobre 28, 2000 because he had an obstruction in his stomach. Xanthos was in education of Drugs. He did very well. It's a great loss for our family because Xanthos was our family dog. Max, our other dog, misses his friend too. In Belgium we speak Dutch, French and German. In this part of the country we speak Dutch. Wim, Hilde, Dries en Max (Wim Verbeek)

"Max & Xanthos"
click on photo below to see applet.

Cards printed in Dutch & English
were air mailed to Wim.

Thank you very much for putting Xanthos in the
In Memoriam of K-9. A lot of people already
have visited the page.
Today we bought a new German Shepherd.
His name is Falco and he is 6 months old.
We will certainly not forget about Xanthos,
because no dog can replace him.
Tomorrow I'm going with the dogs on a training camp
for four days. My function is police officer in the
police department of Diest Belgium,
mostly I go on patrol with Max.

In Loving Memory of
K-9 "AKAH"
October 22, 2000

Partner:
Sgt. Dan Johnson
Boone County Sheriff's Dept.
2121 County Drive,
Columbia, Mo., 65202

New Partner, "Kasper"
by Sgt. Dan Johnson Currently, I am waiting for the next class to open for another K-9 partner. I know there needs to be a cool down time between dogs, but it has been a long winter. My new partner's name is "KASPER." He is waiting at the school, detector dogs International in Iowa now. Kasper will be the third dog I have put into service. He should be in service for 10 years, figuring I double the service life each time. Thank you for all the things you have sent. Everyone at home and in the department enjoyed them. Thanks again, SERGEANT DAN JOHNSON

The Boone County Sheriffs Department said good bye

By WHITNEY FRIEDLANDER, Missourian staff Dept.
October 30, 2000

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said good bye to one of its most loyal members — as well as one of its furriest — on Thursday. Akah, a member of the K-9 patrol who had been with the Sheriff’s Department for five years, died Thursday from cancer. Born in Germany, this German Shepherd came to Columbia when he was little more than a year old, to live with his owner and handler, Sgt. Dan Johnson of the Sheriff’s Johnson said Akai was better than any of the dog characters in the movies who portrayed his job, such as in “Turner and Hooch.” “He didn’t make as much money, but he was better,” Johnson said. “He was very social and loved being around people." Despite his love for affection, Johnson said Akah knew how to get the job done. “Nobody wanted to run away from him,” Johnson said. “He’s too big. Still, every time I said stop, he’d stop.” Akai was trained in drug detection, handler protection, apprehension and tracking missing persons. “He was definitely a dual purpose dog,” Johnson said. With the loss of Akah, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department is down to one K-9 unit, a Belgian Tervuren named Tarko, who was also born in Germany. Both dogs had “been very active and instrumental in the success of numerous incidents over the past several years,” officials said in a press release Friday. Johnson said he will get another dog in January when the training session for police dogs starts again. Akah was cremated and will be buried at Johnson’s home. Donations to the department for the purchase of a new police dog may be sent to 2121 County Drive, Columbia, MO, 65202. Sheriff’s Department dog will be missed.

In Loving Memory of
K-9 "BOSS"
October 21, 2000
S A R (Search & Rescue)

(Rottweiler, Boss- weighed 100 lb.)
Partners:
Paul & Karen Hardesty
Parsons, KS

Thank you Paul & Karen for your kind thank you.
Keep up the good work for the SAR.
I know you will always remember "BOSS."

Boss was donated to us in 1992. He was originally rescued by Stan Twodeers. Stan was the original president of Rottweiler Rescue of Tulsa. Stan was killed north of Tulsa on highway 75. Boss and Bubba were in the van and watched Stan being murdered. For a long time you could not pick up a stick around Boss because Stan was beaten to death. Stan taught all his dogs in Cherokee. I did not speak Cherokee and Boss didn't speak English but I need to use a choke chain and he learned. We introduced Boss to SAR soon after we had him. He was approximately 7 years old. He was certified in 1994 through Oklahoma K9 Search and Rescue. We joined Heartland Search and Rescue in 1996. Boss was retired in 1999. He was finally recognized by the Oklahoma Veterinarian Association on January 22, 2000. Boss worked on the Ossie Decatur case in Tulsa, and numerous missing person cases in Oklahoma. Boss was put down, (euthanized) October 21, 2000. He had inoperable Cancer. He died peacefully in my arms. He hated two things; fighting and guns. He is now resting under his favorite Peach tree in our yard, watching the cows that he loved playing.

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