Handler – Lt. Glenn Artress Retired Kalkaska Police K9 passes away A retired Kalkaska Police K9 has passed away. K9 Regin died just shy of his 12th birthday. Regin’s handler, Lt. Glenn Artress, says Regin’s body unfortunately could not keep up with his sound mind he still had. “It was amazing how he knew when that phone call came in …

Handler – Deputy Josh Sanderson A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office K9 died suddenly this week after only two months of service. An announcement saying they were deeply saddened to hear about the death of K9 Kenzo. Kenzo began serving only two months ago after being sworn in this June as a narcotics detection dog. There are plans in the works …

Died – 8/15/17 Handler – Officer Casey Rossman La Crosse Police K9 Brutus passes away The La Crosse Police Department reports the passing of a dedicated member of its crime fighting force, the K-9 named Brutus. News 19 has featured Brutus and his handler, Officer Casey Rossman in many stories through the years, recently this past May when he received …

Died – 8/15/17 Southaven PD K-9 dies after being left in a hot squad car A Southaven police K-9 is dead after it was left in the back of a hot squad car. Chief Steven Pirtle said there are normally alarms in K-9 cars to prevent a tragedy like this from happening. The alarms sound a siren and send an …

Died – 8/13/17 Handler – Corporal Scott Henderson 10-Year-Old K9 Bixby Dies A K9 officer for the Bixby Fraternal Order of Police died Thursday. Louis was a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois, according to a post made on the Bixby Fraternal Order of Police. “I lost my partner today. Best one I ever had!” said Corporal Scott Henderson in the post. Louis …

Died – 8/13/17 Handler – Warrant Officer Etienne Gerber Farewell K9 Kojak Eastern Cape veteran search-and-rescue dog Kojak was put down this morning after his star career was cut short due to a brain tumor earlier this year. In May, The Herald reported on German Shepherd Kojak, who was forced to take retirement after an x-ray revealed that he had …

Died – 8/12/17 Handler – Chief Randy Williams K9 Officer Roady remembered for loving heart, law enforcement service Retired K9 Officer Roady died Saturday from complications following spinal surgery. Roady, the beloved Liberty Hill police German Shepherd who spent his life with former Chief Randy Williams and his wife, Karen, was eight and one-half years old. Roady was born in …

Died 8/11/17 Handler – Deputy Emily Lemmond Richland deputy says goodbye to her best buddy Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies and K-9s gathered Thursday to pay tribute to K-9 Tosca, a Belgian Malinois who suffered from a seizure and had to be put down. Tosca was taken off a ventilator after suffering from a seizure. The sheriff said Tosca, a …

Died – 8/11/17 Handler – Deputy Kolby Call Well-liked sheriff’s office canine Kina dies in her sleep The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office’s well-liked canine has died after a short but impressive law enforcement career. Kina, who’s worked with the Sheriff’s Office for the past three years, died in her sleep in her kennel on Friday, Sheriff Kelly Wells reported. The …

Handler – Lt. Ronald Verbal Orlando Fire Department mourns loss of arson-detecting dog The Orlando Fire Department’s Arson and Bomb Squad is mourning the death of their furriest member — a black lab named Jessie. The 8-year-old dog who passed from natural causes last week worked for the department as an arson dog for more than six years, Fire Department …