Died – 9/7/21 Handler – Corporal Jose Solis University of North Dakota Mourn Loss of K9  Police at the University of North Dakota are mourning the loss of a fellow officer, K9 Ben. The department says Ben passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7 with his handler, Corporal Solis, by his side. Officers go on to say Ben loved belly scratches …

Died 9/7/21 Handler – Officer Lin The Phoenix Police Department and Lin family are mourning the loss of one of their own, recently retired K9 Haro. Haro passed away on Tuesday. surrounded by his family after a battle with kidney disease.  Those who knew Haro best describe him as a happy and social dog, who had the heart of a …

Died – 9/6/21 Handler – Master Deputy Hornback  Sheriff K9 Dies Following Pursuit A Kansas Sheriff’s Office K9 is dead following a pursuit. According to the Ford County Sheriff’s Office,  K9 Officer Kyra was called to assist in a chase going into Ford County Monday morning. Following the pursuit, Kyra began showing signs of distress and was taken to a …

Handler – Officer Michael Keane A retired Clarkstown Police K-9 named Taz has died at 15 years old. Clarkstown police say K-9 Taz began his career with Clarkstown Police Officer Michael Keane in 2006 and proudly served the residents for 12 years before retiring in 2018. In 2017 K9 Taz won first place in the United States Police Canine Association Region 7 …

Died – 9/5/21 1ST Handler – Lt. Eddie Rodrigue III 2nd Handler – Sgt. Leonard Firmin Jr.  Thibodaux Police Department mourns loss of retired police K-9 Vic The Thibodaux Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its retired K-9s. Retired police K-9 Vic died Sunday night. K-9 Vic joined the Thibodaux Police Department in January 2013. After nearly …

Died 9/4/21 Handler – Officer M. Lyman Raleigh police mourn sudden loss of K9 A Raleigh police K9 died suddenly over the weekend.  Officer M. Lyman said K9 Knox began throwing up on Saturday and was taken to the emergency veterinary. Knox was then taken into surgery for bloat. Shortly after surgery started, Lyman said the vet found that Knox’s stomach …

Died 9/2/21 Handler – Officer Matthews Retired Rockford bomb-sniffing K9 passes away unexpectedly   A retired Rockford K9 officer died unexpectedly Thursday. “Iso” was the Rockford Police Department’s most recent bomb detection dog. He served alongside his handler, Officer Matthews, for two years. During that time, Iso assisted with several bomb threats, and helped protect then Vice President Joe Biden …

Handler – Cpl. Marty Hoppa  K-9 Passes Away In Harford County A retired K-9 officer from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office has passed away. Jinx, 8, was known as a “friendly dog” who loved toys and gave a “heavy lean looking for you to pet him,” according to the sheriff’s office.During his time working with handler Cpl. Marty Hoppa from …

Handler – Senior Constable Dave Robison  Farewell to a legend of a police dog There are good police dogs, great police dogs and then there are the greatest of all time. And that’s how retired police dog Ice is being remembered after his death on Friday, aged almost 13. Here, Senior Constable Dave Robison has the last word on his …

Handler – Officer Steve Kunigus  Beloved Northampton County K9 Officer ATOS Dies After More Than 7 Years On Force Skilled and beloved Northampton County K9 Officer ATOS died after spending more than seven years with the force and retiring last year. “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the untimely passing of retired Lower Saucon Police …