Monthly Archives: September 2018

K9 Fang – Jacksonville, Florida

Died – 9/30/18 FL K-9 Shot, Killed During Carjacking Pursuit; Suspected Carjacker Arrested JSO K-9 Fang was shot and killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning while chasing a carjacking suspect. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating both an armed carjacking and a homicide after they say a suspected carjacker shot and killed a JSO K-9. SO was …

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K9 Bandit – Collier County, Florida

9/29/18 Handler – Officer William Gifford Collier County Sheriff’s Office’s longest-living K-9, Bandit, dies at 14 after retirement During his time with the sheriff’s office, Bandit took down and apprehended about 20 suspects and assisted in hundreds of drug arrests. “We were like peanut butter and jelly,” Gifford said. “This dog would wake up at 100 mph every morning, and …

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K9 Basil – Wyoming Highway Patrol

Died – 9/28/18 Handler – Trooper Barry Tippy Retired Wyoming Highway Patrol police dog dies The Wyoming Highway Patrol announced Friday that Basil, a retired K-9 drug dog, has died. Basil started working in the Green River/ Rock Springs area in 2008 and retired in 2017. During his nine-year career, he was deployed 473 times and sniffed out 720.4 pounds …

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K9 Djino – St. Helena, California

Died – 9/28/18 Handler – Officer Steve Peterson Djino, retired St. Helena PD K9, dies at age 13 Djino, a Dutch Shepherd who served as a K-9 for the St. Helena Police Department, died Friday at the age of 13. Djino came from Holland in 2010 and joined the department in September of that year. He served the city until …

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K9 Quattro – New Castle, Delaware

Handler – Master Corporal Edwin Mousley Retired K9 Officer Quattro Passes, Distinguished Career The New Castle County Division of Police is saddened to announce the passing of retired K9 Quattro. Quattro was assigned to K9 officer, Master Corporal Edwin Mousley on September 25th, 2007 and was retired on October 30th, 2015. Throughout his career, K9 Quattro was credited with 115 …

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K9 Pandian – Madurai, India

Died – 9/27/18 Dog that helped city police dies Pandian, a 13-year-old Labrador Retriever, which served Madurai City police for around 10 years, died here on Thursday owing to illness. An official from the city police said that Pandian was a crime specialist, who helped in resolving several theft and murder cases. “One of the notable cases was a burglary …

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K9 Robbie – Lehi, Utah

Died – 9/27/18 Handler – Officer Jeff Smith Yesterday, the Lehi City Police Department said goodbye to one of own retired K9 partners. K9 Robbie, succumbed to cancer after a short fight. He was a great partner and member of the department and will be missed. The following is from Robbie’s handler: Today our family lost our dog Robbie, but …

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K9 Chico – Kenosha, Wisconsin

Died – 9/26/18 Handler – Officer Pablo Torres Retired Kenosha police dog Chico dies Chico, the police dog that helped reinstate the Kenosha Police Department K-9 program before retiring in 2016, died recently. Kenosha Police was without a K-9 program for 15 years when the decision was made to reinstate the program. Chico was imported from the Netherlands and then …

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K9 Qoose – Doylestown, Ohio

Handler – Chief Casey Tester Doylestown Police Department mourning loss of K-9 Qoose The Doylestown Police Department in Wayne County is mourning the loss of its beloved K-9. The department wrote, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of K9 Qoose.” Qoose was partners with Chief Casey Tester from August 2006-May 2016. The pup patrolled the village …

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K9 Murphy – Gilbert, Arizona

Gilbert PD raise ‘final salute’ to K9 Murphy who died of cancer The Gilbert Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their K9 units after he died from cancer. They said the K9 Murphy was recently diagnosed with a very aggressive and debilitating form of cancer. K-9 Murphy is a Dutch Shepard imported from Easter Holland in February …

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