Died – 7/20/21 Handler – Sr. Ofc. Matthew Nussle Maryland police dog receives final salute outside Newark vet’s office Sr. Ofc. Matthew Nussle of the Elkton Police Department lost his partner, K9 Rommel, in August 2018. That’s when the specially-trained scent dog retired due to his advanced age. Rommel and Nussle had worked the previous eight years together confiscating illegal …

Handler – Detective Jeff Martin  Retired BPD K9 Titan dies The Bakersfield Police Department announced on Tuesday that retired K9 Titan, who served with BPD for seven years, has died. K9 Titan was born in February 2009 and was partnered with Detective Jeff Martin from 2010-2017. BPD says they served together on patrol, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team and the …

Died 7/19/21 Handler – Trooper Ledbetter Oregon State Police have announced the death of Retired K-9 Charger. On Friday, Oregon State Police, OSP, say Charger passed away Monday. K9 Charger served with OSP for about ten years before retiring. Chargers’ final six-years were spent with his handler, Sr. Trooper Ledbetter, and his family, “consisting of two and four-legged siblings,” according …

Handler – Officer Brian Cheney K-9 Ollie of the Scotch Plains police department passed away.  Born Dec. 1, 2007, Ollie was certified for narcotics detection in 2009 and patrol certified in 2010 before working with his lifelong partner at the Scotch Plains Police Department, officer Brian Cheney, until his retirement in 2018. “Ollie was an outstanding Scotch Plains police officer. …

Handler – Trooper First Class Kevin Reed “I’m sad to write that last night Wrangler passed away suddenly from liver disease. “In his short 6 years, Wrangler did more than most humans.” That’s no exaggeration.  He protected thousands of people every day as a Connecticut State Police Explosives Detection K9,” Eastman continued. “To me, Wrangler was my super early morning …

Handler – Officer Green Police department mourning loss of K9 A five year veteran of the Livingston Police Department has passed away. LPD is mourning the loss of Retired Reserve K9 Beira. K9 Beira helped police find narcotics. According to the Livingston Police Department, “Beira has been retired now for several years enjoying the simple life at home with Officer …

Died – 7/17/21 Handler – Sgt. Steven McNeela  Oak Lawn Police Service Dog Lucifer Crosses Rainbow Bridge The Oak Lawn Police Department is mourning the loss of beloved retired police K9, Lucifer, who crossed the rainbow bridge on July 17 after eight years of loyal service to his human police colleagues and the residents of Oak Lawn. Lucifer was 14 years old …

Antwerp Police dog Bo dies unexpectedly Bo, a drug dog for Antwerp Police, died unexpectedly last week at the age of nine. The cause of her sudden death is unknown. “The drug dogs are of inestimable value in the fight against drug trafficking and the nuisance that comes with it,” said Mayor Bart de Wever. “Bo has a strong share …

Died 7/16/21 Handler – Sergeant David Birch  MCSO Says Goodbye To Longtime K-9 Partner Hummer The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said a bittersweet goodbye yesterday to one of its own K-9 partners due to a rare cancer diagnosis. K-9 Hummer has been a partner to Sergeant Birch in the Homeland Security Division of MCSO since September, 2014. Only a little …

With great sadness we want to let all of you know that K9 Loki passed away last night. Loki suffered from an unfortunate medical event. He will truly be missed and our hearts are broken.