Died – 12/22/17 Handler – Sgt. Kirk Ellis Former drug detection dog for WPD passes away shortly after retirement A retired Watertown Police Department K9 unit passed away Friday afternoon. Thera-Dakota, a Belgian Maltese narcotics detection dog, passed away at the age of 9 due to bone cancer. Thera-Dakota had been living at the home of her handler, Sgt. Kirk …

Died 12/21/17 Republic Police Department K9 dies Local residents are mourning the loss of the city’s police K9 Isko, who died Thursday night. . I’m told it was from a tumor bursting and causing internal bleeding. He showed no signs of illness at all until about 5 hours before he took his last breath. Isko died from a tumor bursting …

Died 12/20/17 Handler – Keith Russell Greencastle Police Department’s K9 struck, killed by vehicle The Greencastle Police Department’s K-9, Rony, was struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday morning, according to a department press release. The release said the K-9 was off-duty at the time and had left his property when he was killed by the vehicle.”Rony faithfully served …

Died 12/20/17 Handler – Officer Tom Conley New Green Bay Police K9 dies suddenly A sad announcement from the Green Bay Police Department: It lost another police K9. The department announced that K9 Echo, 7, died Wednesday due to a sudden health complication. Echo came to the department earlier this year thanks to funds raised by a seven-year-old boy whose …

Died 12/19/17 Handler – Det. Abbe Chabot Maine State Police Mourn Loss Of Police Dog Maine State Police are mourning the loss of a veteran police dog. State police announced Tuesday night in an Instagram post that K-9 Pivot had been euthanized. Authorities say the police dog had suffered from a “debilitating illness.” Pivot began working with state police in …

Died – 12/19/17 Handler – Officer Dave Emlaw Shaker Heights K9 Officer Dies The Shaker Heights Police Department lost a valued member of its force — Bak, the K9 officer. The department announced Bak’s passing on Facebook. The K9 was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, the department said. The dog had suffered an unexpected sickness and was …

Handler – Officer Scott Nielsen Retired Provo Police K9 dies A retired K9 officer with the Provo Police Department died last week. Officials say K9 Loki retired in October of this year after faithfully serving for six years. Loki and his partner Officer Scott Nielsen helped put the bad guys behind bars with an innumerable amount of drug searches and …

Handler – Tony Broadfoot Died – 12/17/17 Retired South Lake Tahoe K9 Duke passes Retired South Lake Tahoe K9 Duke has passed away according to the South Lake Tahoe Police Canine Association. During his years of service he was responsible for the seizure of almost half a million dollars cash and countless narcotics detection arrests. He had numerous street suspect …

Handler – Officer Jason Bentley Tucson police mourning the loss of K9 “Rigz” It was with a heavy heart that the Tucson Police Department reported the death of K9 Rigz after an illness. Rigz became a member of the Tucson Police Department in September 2012 and served actively until his retirement in October 2017. He and his handler, Officer Jason …

Died 12/15/17 Handler – Corporal David Duran Retired Stuart police dog dies A Stuart police dog died Dec. 15 after eight years of service and three in retirement, according to city police. K-9 Cody was 11 years old when he died due to unknown health issues. His handler, Corporal David Duran, said Cody was known for his patrol work, narcotics …