Died – 6/16/20 Handler – Senior Constable Jess Dwyer Police dog Pezz dies after 7 years of sterling service Australia After an ‘action-packed’ seven years of service, Queensland Police pay their respects to PD Pezz. Firearms and explosives detection dog PD Pezz passed away peacefully in the arms of his handler last Sunday, after more than seven years of dedicated …
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K9 Rocky – Maharashtra, India
Died – 8/16/20 Dog That Helped Solve 365 Cases Dies, Gets Farewell From Maharashtra Cops Rocky, the trusted canine colleague who helped Maharashtra’s Beed police solve 365 cases died on Sunday and received a farewell from his fellow police personnel. “At 4 pm today, Rocky, our canine companion and colleague passed away due to a long illness. He had helped …
Read More »K9 Joker – Grand Junction, Colorado
Died 8/15/20 K9 Joker had 5 seizures through out the day and the deficits in his eyes and legs had not lessened. He had a very difficult day – He was very tired and had given up the fight. K9 Joker worked for the Grand Junction Police Department from 2011-2017 taking drugs off the streets and catching bad guys. Since …
Read More »K9 Havoc – Brimfield Township, Ohio
Died – 8/15/20 Handler – Sgt. Knarr The Brimfield Township Police Department is their loss of K9 Havoc. K9 Havoc faithfully served the Brimfield Township Police Department in Ohio since 2010 before retiring in 2018. Thank you both for your service and dedication.
Read More »K9 Rina – Lunga – Africa
Died – 8/14/20 Handler – PC Amos Langat Police dog chokes on tennis ball and dies A police dog died on Friday from choking after it swallowed a tennis ball during training in Lunga Lunga, Kwale county. A police report shows the dog’s handler Constable Amos Langat was on a normal training session when the incident happened. “PC Langat struggled …
Read More »K9 Mater – Wisconsin State Patrol
Died – 8/14/20 K-9 Mater was only 9 years old and worked with the Wisconsin State Patrol. K-9 Mater passed away unexpectedly. K-9 Mater joined the State Patrol in 2012 and was assigned to the Southeast Region Waukesha Post. K-9 Mater served with the Patrol for 8 years. Thank you K-9 Mater for your service and dedication. K-9 Mater played …
Read More »K9 Colt – Manchester, New Hampshire
Died 8/13/20 1st Handler – Officer Chris Biron 2nd Handler – Officer Ryan Brandreth It is with great sadness that the Manchester Police K-9 Unit announces the passing of K-9 Colt (retired). K-9 Colt began his Manchester Police career in 2009 with Officer Chris Biron until his promotion to sergeant in 2013. K-9 Colt was then re-assigned to Officer Ryan …
Read More »K9 Ronja – Tacoma, Washington
Died – 8/13/20 The Tacoma Police Department is mourning the loss of rookie K9 Ronja, who was shot in a gunfight while chasing a homicide suspect overnight. “We are heartbroken,” the department said in a news release announcing Ronja’s death. Ronja was tracking a homicide suspect around 1:30 a.m. Thursday when police and the suspect exchanged gunfire. The 2-year-old German …
Read More »K9 Nitro – Elkhart County, Indiana
Died 8/12/20 Handler – Officer Tim Lechlitner Last week we lost one of our own. K9 Nitro and his handler Officer Tim Lechlitner worked together for eight years. During his service, K9 Nitro was trained in narcotics, tobacco, and synthetic marijuana detection. Most recently, visitors at the jail may have seen K9 Nitro, where he searched persons entering the jail …
Read More »K9 Roscoe – Anderson County, South Carolina
Died – 8/12/20 Suspect and K9 die after ambush on deputies A shooting in a small South Carolina city involving sheriff’s deputies has left a man dead and a woman injured. The deputies were searching for two people who ran out of a car after an attempted traffic stop Tuesday night when they were caught in an “ambush situation” and …
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