Died – 9/18/15 Handler – Deputy State Fire Marshal Howard Ewing Fire Marshal’s Office mourning the death of K-9 Inez Over the weekend, State Fire Marshal Brian Geraci announced the death of Inez, the canine, who with partner Deputy State Fire Marshal Howard Ewing, was one of the three K-9 accelerant teams operated by the Office of the State Fire …
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K9 Cheetah – Kosapet, India
Died 9/17/15 Handler – C. Dhanasekaran Fort City Dog Squad Loses Its Veteran Sniffer to Cancer After serving for almost seven-and-a-half years in the Police Dog Squad, the German Shepherd, Cheetah, breathed her last on Thursday after suffering from cancer for over two months. The was laid to rest with full police honors on the premises of the Sniffer Dog …
Read More »K9 Brutus – Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Died – 9/16/15 Handler – Cpl. James Kaelin Gloucester Township police mourn loss of retired K9 Police in the township are mourning the death of a K9 who worked for the department for more than eight years before retiring in July. A Gloucester Township police Nixle community alert sent Wednesday afternoon said K9 Brutus, a 9-year-old German Shepherd, died as …
Read More »K9 Gildon – Madison, Wisconsin
Died 9/14/15 Handler – Officer Jeff Felt Former Madison Police K9 passes away Madison Police say a former K9 with their department has passed away. According to a post on their Facebook page, K9 Gildon died after serving with MPD from 2006 to 2013. The K9 was born in Germany in 2004. Madison Police say the work Gildon did in …
Read More »K9 Sammy – Huber Heights, Ohio
Died – 9/11/15 Handler – Officer Aaron Harlow Huber Heights police mourn K9 Sammy The Huber Heights Police Department is mourning the loss of a K9 cop. Sammy was battling several health issues since his retirement from the force in February 2014. He and Officer Aaron Harlow were a team on the streets from 2003 until Sammy’s retirement. Huber Heights …
Read More »K9 Buddy – Crown Point, Indiana
Died – 9/10/15 Handler – Cpl. Jeff Eldridge Crown Point police mourn K-9 officer Crown Point Police are mourning the loss of one of their own. K-9 Officer Buddy, 9, a member of the force for seven years, died Thursday of an aggressive form of cancer, police said. His partner Cpl. Jeff Eldridge described Buddy as a special dog who …
Read More »K9 Frank – Globe, Arizona
Died 9/10/15 Handler – Fire Marshal Joe Bracamonte It is with great sadness that the Globe Fire Department announce the passing of Arson K-9 Unit “Frank.” Frank passed away on Sept. 10 after a long battle with a terminal illness. Frank was the Globe’s Fire Department’s first-ever arson detection dog. He served on active duty from 2007 to 2011 in …
Read More »K9 Saxon – Clinton, Arkansas
Died -9/9/15 Handler – Officer Jay Murdock
Read More »K9 Bodo – St. Charles, Missouri
Died 9/8/15 Police mourn the loss of our good friend Bodo, a long-serving K9 Bodo, a K-9 unit with the St. Charles County Police Department, has died, the department announced Friday. The department says the K-9 died Tuesday from a sudden and fast-growing tumor in his bladder. He was nine years old. Bodo had been working with the St. Charles …
Read More »K9 Vista – Niagara, Canada
Died – 9/5/15 Handler – Sergeant Scott Johnstone Niagara Regional Police Service dog has died The Niagara Regional Police Service Canine Unit mourns the loss of one of its veteran Police Service Dogs. After being diagnosed with cancer just this past Saturday, PSD Vesta passed away earlier today. PSD Vesta began her career with the NRP in 2009, at the …
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