Died 2/11/19 Bedford police mourn beloved K-9 Mike We are very sad and heartbroken to report that our K9 Mike passed away unexpectedly last week. K9 Mike, a Belgian Malinois, was born July 13, 2013 in Holland. He displayed the drive to be a K9 officer and came to the United States shortly after via Castle K9. He began his …
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K9 Zorro – Hamilton County, Tennessee
Died – 2/10/19 Hamilton Co. Sheriff’s Office mourns passing of K-9 Deputy Zorro The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) shared the sad news Friday that a K-9 deputy who served our community for 7 years has passed away. Sheriff Jim Hammond says K-9 Deputy Zorro died on Sunday, February 10th. Zorro was born in 2007, and began his career with …
Read More »K9 Onyx – Kingston, Pennsylvania
Died 2/9/19 Handler – Chief Michael Krzywicki Kingston police K-9 ONYX dies The End of Watch has come for Kingston Municipal Police Department K-9 ONYX. ONYX, 10, a U.S.-born German Shepherd, died Saturday. ONYX was a member of the Kingston Police Department for more than 8 years and served as a narcotics/patrol dog, said his handler, Chief Michael Krzywicki. “Rest …
Read More »K9 Biko – Troup County, Georgia
Died – 2/8/19 Handler – Lt. Nathan Taylor K9 Biko died The Troup County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a beloved K-9 officer to illness. K-9 Biko joined the service when he was just 2 years old in January of 2010. After training for 13 weeks, the Dutch Shepherd joined his handler Lt. Nathan Taylor to keep the …
Read More »K9 Yoshi – Drumright, Oklahoma
Handler – Officer Cory White Drumright Police Say Goodbye To K-9 Officer Yoshi The Drumright Police Department says K-9 Officer Yoshi passed away this week. Yoshi started with the Drumright Police in 2016, working alongside his partner Officer Cory White. Before that, Yoshi served on the Okmulgee County DA Task force, according to Drumright Police. In a post on Facebook, …
Read More »K9 Diesel – Houston, Texas
Died – 2/7/19 Handler – Officer Jeffrey Michael K9 Diesel Died On the evening of February 7, 2019, Senior Police Officer Jeffrey Michael had to allow his retired partner to cross the rainbow bridge. K9 Diesel and Officer Michael rode together from 2011 to 2016, massing 157 captures and numerous evidence finds. He retired in 2016 and has since been …
Read More »K9 Defender – BNSF Railway, California
Died – 2/7/19 A sad story to report as an officer with BNSF accidentally shot and killed one of the his K-9 partners while on patrol last night. According to BNSF, while checking in the area of Highway 58 and Bena Road and Neumarkel Road in Kern County, California. the officer left his vehicle after locking the K9 “Defender” in …
Read More »K9 Scout – Mount Carroll, Illinios
Died – 2/6/19 Handler – Officer Justin DeSpain K-9 Officer Scout dies After serving Mount Carroll for almost nine years as a K-9 police dog, Scout passed away last week. Scout had been in declining health and Mount Carroll Police Chief Fred Cass took his long-time friend to the veterinarian’s office Wednesday, Feb. 6, to ease his suffering and had …
Read More »K9 Riki – Lubbock, Texas
Died – 2/5/19 Handler – Corporal Brock Gruner Retired Lubbock Police K9 Riki passes away from unexpected illness A four legged member of Lubbock’s finest passed away Tuesday night. Riki, a longtime narcotics dog with the Lubbock police Department died from an unexpected illness. Riki retired last July after four years of service in drug seizures and patrol arrests. He …
Read More »K9 Ramya – Gadag, India
Died – 2/4/19 Police mourn loss of ‘best investigator’ of K-9 squad It was a unique funeral where even tough cops failed to control their tears. They sobbed at the demise of the best member of their canine squad. The Gadag police honoured the sniffer dog by giving her the gun salute. Ramya, as she was called by the trainers, …
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