Handler – Officer Spear Jacksonville P.D. K9 Dies After Emergency Surgery The Jacksonville Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its active-duty K9s after it suffered a medical emergency. JPD announced Thursday that Hooch, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois who had been with the department since 2011 died this week. K-9 Hooch’s handler, Ofc. Scott Spear, noticed that he …

Died – 7/12/17 Handler – Detective Newly McSpadden Stillwater PD mourns loss of K9 officer The Stillwater Police Department announced the loss of one of its K9 officers, Zena, on Wednesday afternoon. Zena was 8 years old. “Early this morning, Zena was found in her kennel extremely ill and with a distended stomach by her handler, Detective Newly McSpadden. Zena …

Died 7/12/17 Handler – officer Darrell Jones Lexington Police Mourn K-9 Daro The Lexington Police Department has announced the passing of retired K9 officer Daro. K9 Daro passed away Wednesday, July 12 with his handler retired officer Darrell Jones and his wife Michelle by Daro’s side. Daro was in service with the Lexington Police Department from 2007 until his retirement …

Handler – PC Ben Hall Police mourn loss of crime fighter who has ‘bitten a fair few offenders It is a sad day for Gloucestershire police as retired police dog Stig has died, five months after retiring. The German Shepherd dog began working for the police as a nine-month-old puppy back in 2010. He was a gift from German Shepherd …

Died – 7/11/17 Police K-9 shot, killed in kennel Authorities are looking for the person who shot and killed a K-9 while it was in its kennel at a deputy’s home. The Yancey County Sheriff’s Office said Chris, a Dutch Shepherd, was shot sometime between 8:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. in the Bald Mountain community. Chris, who had served with …

Died – 7/10/17 Handler – Deputy Sean McPeak St. Clair Police Dog ‘Boss’ Dies The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a four-legged colleague. BOSS was the K-9 companion of sheriff’s Deputy Sean McPeak. The Belleville News-Democrat reports the German Shepherd died Monday after a serious illness. A Facebook post announced the dog’s death, saying “He …

Died – 7/9/17 Handler – Cpl. Matthew Connor Pocomoke police K-9 struck and killed by vehicle Pocomoke police are mourning the loss of K-9 Officer Jet, a five-and-a-half-year-old Lab who had been serving the department since 2014 and was struck and killed by a vehicle. After Jet completed her training, she regularly assisted outside agencies in a variety of investigations …

Handler – Officer Scott Miszkewycz Roseville police K-9 dies unexpectedly The canine half of the longest-serving Roseville Police K-9 team has died. The Police Department is mourning the death of K-9 Apollo, 11, who died at his handler’s home over the weekend, according to a department Twitter post. Apollo began his service with the department 10 years ago, and his …

Died – 7/7/17 Handler – Lieutenant Moultry K9 Johnny passes K9 Johnny, a Metro Nashville Police Department German Shepherd K9, lost his battle to cancer at the age of 13 years old on 7/7/17. His handler, Lieutenant Moultry and K9 Johnny, worked together from 2004-2011 and certified in Patrol and Narcotics.

Died – 7/7/17 Handler – Detective Jamie Huling K9 Trigger Euthanized Newport News detective Jamie Huling put his K9 partner Trigger down July 7, 2017. Trigger served eight years with the Newport News Police Department but was recently retired after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.