Died 5/14/19 Handler – Sgt. Adam Henson Franklin County Sheriff’s Dept. K9 Dies From Medical Issue The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of its K9 officer. Max, the police dog, died on Tuesday, May 14 in the presence of his handler, Sgt. Adam Henson. Max’s death was caused by an ongoing medical issue, according to the sheriff’s …

Died 5/14/19 Handler – Dave Heywood Police dog handler pays tribute to retired K9 who sadly passed away this week A dog handler has paid tribute to his retired K9 after the crime-fighting pooch sadly passed away this week – more than 15 years after the pair met. Buster was just eight-weeks-old when he was taken on by dog handler …

Handler – Officer Jason Johnson Retired Yakima Police K9 passes away The Yakima Police Department announced that their retired K-9 Flash has passed away K-9 Flash specialized in narcotics detection and helped her handler, Jason Johnson, on over 3,000 deployments during her career. In 2018, K-9 Flash went on to become “American Humane Law Enforcement Dog of the Year” and …

Handler – Officer Hartman Chico Police Department’s retired K-9 officer Luna passed away this week. Luna was partnered with handler Officer Hartman. She served the community for six years. Luna went out on nearly 400 cases and helped catch 56 bad guys. The retired officer is remembered kindly for providing some much needed love at the communications center during the …

Retired Halifax Regional Police service dog dies A retired Halifax Regional Police service dog has died. On Friday, the Twitter account for the Halifax Regional Police K9-Unit announced that the recently retired Epic had died. Police say Epic served with the HRP for six years and had enjoyed retirement with his handler and the handler’s family. The K9-Unit thanked the …

Police dog Bunty dies community It was a unique funeral at the Police Department in Kalaburagi on Thursday, as officials sobbed at the demise of Bunty, a service dog of the Dog Squad of Kalaburagi Police. The police honored the sniffer dog by giving it a gun salute. According to Dog Squad official D.S. Sharanabasavappa, who was handling Bunty, the …

Handler – Sgt. Travis DeBarge Jackson Co. Sheriff’s K-9 dies suddenly It has been a sad day at the sheriff’s office today. Benny, one of our police service dogs succumbed to a recent and sudden illness. Benny was a massive beautiful German Shepherd who loved to work every day. He didn’t have a mean bone in his body. He and …

Died 5/9/19 Handler – Sheriff Billy Hancock K-9 Roscoe Chasing Bad Guys in Heaven Sheriff Billy Hancock and the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office are mourning the loss of one of their own. On Thursday, May 9, 2019, K-9 Roscoe, a four-year-old Bloodhound, died unexpectedly of natural causes. K-9 Roscoe began working for the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office in 2015 after …

Died – 5/9/19 Memorial held for police K9 named after Maine Township child A memorial service was held this week for a Cook County Sheriff’s Department K9 named in honor of a Maine Township child who was killed in 2007. Melanie, a bloodhound that began working with the sheriff’s department in 2008 when she was just 7 months old, died …

Died – 5/8/19 Johnstown police dog diagnosed with cancer receives end of watch call It was a tough day for a local police department, as officers had to say goodbye to one of their own, a partner who protected and served the city of Johnstown. Canine unit Sarge was euthanized Wednesday after developing fast-progressing cancer just a short while ago. …