Died 11/30/21 Handler – Officer Rich Brettell The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is mourning the loss of one of its retired narcotics dogs, Mako, who passed away on November 30 at the age of 12. Mako’s handler, retired BTPD Officer Rich Brettell, talked to TAPinto Bordentown about Mako’s background and some of the biggest drug busts he made in …

Died – 11/28/21 Handler – Officer Christine Casullo  Ocean County K9 Officer Passed Away The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Their K9 officer named Bear has died. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Bear passed away suddenly. K9 Bear was a 7 year old German Shepherd, handled by Sheriff’s …

Handler – T. Williams Pinal County Sheriff’s Department mourning the loss of K-9 Troy We are sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Troy. K9 Troy began his service with PCSO in January of 2014 as a dual purpose service dog trained to detect narcotic odors and perform patrol service work. During his career, the 10-year-old Belgian Malinois had …

Died – 11/24/21 Handler – Master Deputy Shane Judy  Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office announces passing of retired K9 deputy Yoshi The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday announced the passing of retired K9 Deputy Yoshi. Yoshi passed away from medical complications Wednesday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. They said Yoshi was an 11-year-old German Shepherd and classified as a …

Handler – Cpl. Faulkner  Garden City Police mourn the passing of narcotics detection K9 Ike “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of retired K9 Ike,” Garden City Police Department said Monday. “Ike retired from the Department earlier this year, after serving many years as a narcotics detection canine. His abilities led to numerous illicit drug seizures, …

Handler – Deputy David Zecca  Saratoga County Sherriff’s Office announces passing of K9 Resi The Saratoga County Sherriff’s Office has announced the passing of retired Sheriff’s K9 Resi. Resi has served the Sherriff’s Office from 2018 until his retirement earlier this year. He was certified in patrol and explosives detection Resi was assigned to Deputy David Zecca where they were seen …

Died 11/21/21 1st Handler – Officer James Duffy 2nd Handler – Officer Steve Mikac  Buffalo Police Department mourns death of K-9 Hydro The Buffalo Police Department is mourning one of their own today: K-9 Hydro. Buffalo Police said Hydro died Sunday morning. He was 8 years old and had been with the police department since March of 2017. Hydro first …

Died 11/21/21 Handler – Officer Jesse Brown  Franklin police mourning sudden loss of K-9 officer The Franklin Police Department is mourning the loss of a K-9 officer named Pepper. Police said Pepper was found unresponsive and not breathing Sunday morning. Her handler took her to Purdue University, where an autopsy will be performed.  Pepper was a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois born in …

Death of serving police dog, Brisbane Handler – Senior Constable Adam Reid The Queensland Police Service today confirms the death of a serving police dog. Police Dog Bert, attached to Brisbane Dog Squad, succumbed to cancer over the weekend. Bert commenced his career in 2013 with the NSW Police Dog Squad where he completed a basic human remains detection course. …

Marina police K-9 Enzo dies from injuries suffered on duty The Marina Police Department has announced that K-9 Enzo has died. According to the department, Enzo suffered injuries while serving the community. The exact details of how he was injured were not released. “Our department is in mourning,” the department said in a Facebook post. Enzo was expected to retire …