Yearly Archives: 2016

K9 Koa – Fargo, North Dakota

Died – 8/2/16 Handler – Sgt. Jim VanLith Fargo Police Sergeant remembers fallen K9 partner In his four years on the police force, one Fargo officer arrested dozens of suspects, tracked down criminals, and even sniffed out drugs. He’s well known throughout the community, and was the star in thousands of school events.But after a leg injury, retirement was in …

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K9 Maverick – Topeka, Kansas

Died – 8/2/16 Maverick, a Topeka Police service dog, dies K9 had an intracranial brain bleed caused by an aneurysm Maverick, a Topeka Police Department service dog, has passed away of an intracranial brain bleed caused by an aneurysm, officials said Tuesday in a news release. Lt. Colleen Stuart said Tuesday afternoon a necropsy, or animal autopsy, was done by …

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K9 Boris – Las Vegas, Nevada

Died – 8/1/16 Handler – Officer DuWayne Layton Metro K9 “Boris” passes away Metro K9 “Boris” passed away Monday only hours after he took part in a search earlier that morning, according to to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Boris was 11 years old and finished a search at 5 a.m. before he unexpectedly died later in the day. …

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K9 Xarius MWD

Died 8/1/2016 Handler – SSgt Kelli Peterson Rest in peace Military Working Dog Xarius. Our thoughts and prayers are with SSgt Kelli Peterson, Ellsworth K9 Section, and Ellsworth Security Forces Squadron.

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K9 Deek – LaGrange, Georgia

Died – 8/1/16 Handler – Officer Joshua Clower LaGrange police mourning death of K-9 officer The LaGrange Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its K-9 officers. K-9 Deek died Monday, Deek had been battling several medical issues for the past few weeks. Deek was with the department for eight years. “This is a huge loss to our …

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K9 Blitz – Montgomery County, Illinois

Died – 7/30/16 Montgomery County K-9 found dead of heat exhaustion in police SUV A Montgomery County, Illinois Sheriff’s Department K-9 was found dead Sunday inside his crate in his specially outfitted police SUV in Hillsboro, Illinois. The temperature inside the vehicle had climbed to 126 degrees. On Sunday afternoon, the deputy who handles “Blitz” had work to do inside …

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K9 Brodie – Torrington, Connecticut

Died – 7/30/16 Handler – Officer Justin Deloy CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of Officer Justin Deloy’s retired K9 partner Brodie. Brodie was euthanized today. K9 Brodie worked with the Torrington Police Department and retired at the age of 11 years old in 2015. Officer Deloy and K9 Brodie worked the streets for almost 10 years. Both had …

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K9 Benno MWD

Died – 7/29/16 Sgt First Class Benno, US Army, retired, passed away peacefully in his handler’s arms on July 29, 2016. Memorial service will be held Thursday, August 4th in Irving TX. The public and all K9 officers are welcome.

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K9 Cairo MWD

Died – 7/27/16 Cairo was a 12 year old veteran MPC for the U.S. Navy SEALs. Cairo and his handler Lloyd completed deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Aside from saving lives and limbs by detecting IEDs, Cairo was just one of the guys. He was always interactive and would quickly lean in for a good back scratch. Cairo had …

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K9 Kilo – Indiana State Police

Died 7/26/16 Handler – Trooper Brad Miller Kilo’s last ride: a community says “goodbye” to beloved K-9 It’s always tough to say goodbye to a pet. It’s especially tough when that pet is also a police dog. Such is the case for K-9 Kilo. She and handler Brad Miller, now with Indiana State Police, served many years together in the …

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