Died – 10/28/16 Handler – Officer Queen Cornelius Police Department mourns passing of police K9 Members of the Cornelius Police Department are in mourning after one of their police K9’s passed away. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Cornelius Police K9 Dag,” the police department posted. K9 Dag was put down Friday morning, October …
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K9 Boris – Rhode Island State Police
Died 10/27/16 Handler – Cpl. Erik Yanyar The Rhode Island State Police are mourning one of their K-9 officers. The state police announced that K-9 Boris passed away Thursday. Boris was 10 years old. The German shepherd was handled by Cpl. Erik Yanyar and served from 2007 to 2016. Boris specialized in patrol service, narcotics detection and article searching. The …
Read More »K9 Aren – Plainfield, Indiana
Handler – Cpl. Brian Stewart Plainfield police mourning loss of K-9 officer The Plainfield Police Department is inviting the public to pay respects to a K-9 officer that recently had be put down. Police say they had to say goodbye to the K-9 named Aren, because he had health issues. Aren’s handler, Cpl. Brian Stewart, along with veterinary doctors made …
Read More »K9 Jeffries – Coweta County, Georgia
10/21/16 Deputy Trent Hastings K9 Jeffries Passes The sheriff’s office was dealt a devastating blow. Jeffries passed away only a week after his retirement, diagnosed with a fast-moving neurological disease common in many older dogs. The passing was sudden and painful, for both Jeffries and his handler, Deputy Trent Hastings.
Read More »K9 JJ – Middlebury, Connecticut
Died 10/19/16 Handler – Officer Ed Demers CPWDA is sad to announce that Officer Demers retired K9 partner JJ with the Middlebury Police Department has passed away. Officer Ed Demers and K9 JJ joined the CPWDA on 1/1/06 and were members during 2006, 2007 & 2008. We send our prayers and condolences to the Demers family during this difficult time.
Read More »K9 Colt – Stow, Ohio
Died – 10/19/16 Handler – Sgt. Steve Miller Stow police mourning K9 Using a police term, Colt had his “end of watch” in a place he was very familiar with. The oldest of the Stow Police Department’s three K-9s died Oct. 19 from complications of leukemia while in the police cruiser he rode around in with his handler and partner …
Read More »K9 Brandy – Pattenburg, New Jersey
Died – 10/18/16 Handler – Chief Dan VanFossen K9 Officer Receives Hero’s Salute Before Being Put Down: ‘He Was Family’ A New Jersey K9 officer has received a full fireman’s goodbye before he was put down, while surrounded by friends and family. “I loved him. He was my best friend,” Chief Dan VanFossen of the Pattenburg Volunteer Fire Company told …
Read More »K9 Alec – Tupelo, Mississippi
Died 10/18/16 Handler – Officer Tyler Cook Tupelo police department K9 found dead Tupelo PD K-9 Officer “Alec,” reported yesterday as missing by the Tupelo Police Department, has been found dead. According to Capt. Chuck McDougald, the dog was found early Tuesday morning, dead from injuries that were consistent with being struck by a vehicle. He was found in the …
Read More »K9 Arjun – Rayalaseema, India
Died – 10/18/16 Tributes paid to police canine Arjun Superintendent of Police Ake Ravi Krishna paid tributes to German sniffer dog Arjun (police dog) on Tuesday. Ravi Krishna said that Arjun was a member of the dog squad team and had extended his services to the Police department since 2008 to date. Arjun was put under training for a period …
Read More »K9 Dozer – KwaMadlala, South Africa
Died – 10/16/16 Handler – Constable Orlando Nyawose Police dog killed in the line of duty Constable Orlando Nyawose is mourning the loss of his K9 partner, Dozer. The dog died after being stabbed in KwaMadlala, Umzumbe last Sunday. The Port Shepstone K9 Unit and Tactical Response Team (TRT) responded to a call from a woman who reported that a …
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