Yearly Archives: 2019

K9 Leo – Northern Territory, Australia

Handler – Tim Hatton Police dog Leo passes away Northern Territory police’s longest serving drug detector dog, Leo, has passed away. Police made the announcement on social media today. Police dog Leo spent part of his career busting drug traffickers in Katherine. Leo started with NT Police after graduating from Australian Customs Service Detector training course in December 2008 and …

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K9 Barry – Bismarck, North Dakota

Died – 6/18/19 Handler – Trooper Clark EOW for Highway Patrol K-9 Barry The North Dakota Highway Patrol is sad to announce the End of Watch for one of their K-9’s. According to their Facebook page, K-9 Barry passed away Tuesday, June 18th after dealing with numerous medical issues throughout the year that he simply was not able to recover …

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K9 Agu – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Died – 6/17/19 Handler – Officer Daniel Smokovich Milwaukee Police Department mourns loss of police K9 The Milwaukee Police Department mourns the passing of a young police K9 Monday. “Agu” served with his partner, Officer Daniel Smokovich, for five and a half years. Police say the K9 was trained in patrol work as well as narcotics and firearms detection. Agu …

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K9 Bardo – Bremen, Indiana

Died – 6/16/19 Handler – Sgt. Trent Stouder Active-duty Bremen K9 officer dies Active-duty K9 Officer Bardo has died after battling bone cancer, the Bremen Police Department announced Tuesday. The Belgian Malinois was just 3 years old. Bardo began his service in January 2018 with his partner, Sgt. Trent Stouder. Bardo was diagnosed with bone cancer, and his health declined …

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K9 Jabbo – Roanoke County, Virginia

Died – 6/15/19 Handler – Officer Stickley Roanoke County PD announce passing of K9 Officer Roanoke County Police Department announced the passing of K9 Jabbo. K9 Jabbo and his partner, Officer Stickley, were a dual purpose K9 Team at the department since 2012. K9 Jabbo was 9-years-old and specialized in bomb detection and patrol tracking/apprehension. Roanoke County police say K9 …

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K9 Sam – Union City, Oklahoma

Handler – Officer Scottie Brothers Union City Police Department mourning loss of retired K-9 An Oklahoma police department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9. According to the Union City Police Department, K-9 Sam recently passed and was partnered with his handler, Officer Scottie Brothers in past years. “Losing a K9 partner is many times equally difficult as losing …

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K9 Rushin – Battle Creek, Michigan

Died – 6/12/19 Handler – Officer Jim Bailey Battle Creek police dog, Rushin, first to die while in service to department Battle Creek police officer Jim Bailey and his family held a private funeral service Wednesday for Rushin, his K-9 partner for six years. “The other guys from K-9 came out and said their goodbyes and we did a private …

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K9 Vijji – Tirupati, India

Died – 6/11/19 Handler – Appa Rao Sniffer dog Vijji dies After rendering yeoman service to the Police Department for nine long years, sniffer dog Vijji breathed her last on Tuesday. Born on 20th December 2009, the Labrador Retriever (LAB) had been under the guardianship and training of head constable Y. Appa Rao, serving the department till recently. She was …

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K9 Max – Cache, Oklahoma

K9 Died – 6/10/19 Handler – Officer Castro Handler – Officer Fraze Cache Police Department K9 dies A longtime K9 with the Cache Police Department died Monday morning after 6 years in service. K9 Max served with Officer Castro for 3 years and Officer Fraze for 2 to 3 years. Max was well-known for his loving nature toward everyone in …

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K9 Blitz – Washington County, Virginia

Died – 6/10/19 Handler – Deputy Thomas Dula Beloved Washington County K-9, Blitz, dies Apprehending fugitives with outstanding warrants may sound intimidating, but it was all in a day’s work for Blitz, a Belgian malinois who served for several years as a K-9 with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. His handler, Deputy Thomas Dula, often rewarded him with vanilla ice …

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