Handler – Investigator McGilton It is with extreme sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of our own K-9 ACHES. Recently, Aches (4.5 years old) had fallen ill. After dedicated care at home, and travel to Columbus for expert advice, it was determined that he had an inoperable tumor on his spine. Aches was one of the rare …

The K9 world lost another true hero. Hugo R319. Hugo was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago and had been fighting it since. Today his body decided it was done fighting! For all of you that knew Hugo you know how special he was. He was a true thug when it came time to work. But when it was …

Handler – Officer Connie Harper Retired school police dog Fax has died The Washoe County School District on Friday announced that one of its former police dogs has died. Fax worked as a drug-detective dog for the school district before retiring in 2010. Fax was born in the Czech Republic and trained with WCSD Officer Connie Harper in Texas prior …

Handler – Officer Erich Vedder It is with a very, very heavy heart that we have to inform all of you that one of our retired K-9‘s was laid to rest this past week. In May of 2009, Ofc. Erich Vedder (now Lieutenant) and K-9 Diesel graduated from K-9 Class and began working on the streets of East Lansing. From …

TPD K9 officer passes away at 10 years old Tucson Police Department said their final goodbyes to its retired K-9 officer Riley, who passes away at the age of 10 years old. According to a tweet shared by TPD, Riley was an, “exceptional police dog with an amazing career… [who] had hundreds of drug finds, several hundred criminal finds and …

Died – 4/22/21 Handler – Deputy Ballantyne Retired Erie County Sheriff’s Office K9 Hayco dies The Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced retired K9 Hayco died Thursday. 13-year-old K9 Hayco died at home with his partner and handler, Deputy Ballantyne, by his side. ECSO says he was vital to restarting the K9 unit around a decade ago and retired in 2017. …

Died 4/21/21 Handler – Officer Timothy Ullrich CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of K9 Titan on 4/21/21 who was partnered with Officer Timothy Ullrich of the Great Barrington Police Department in Massachusetts, which was his 2nd K9. Officer Ullrich brought K9 Titan to the vet over the weekend because he was not feeling well. Officer Ullrich made the …

Handler – Officer Mike Kramer Yarmouth Police announce the passing of K9 Kozmo It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of K9 Kozmo from the Yarmouth Police Department. K9 Kozmo, a German Shepard, began his career with the Yarmouth Police Department in 2009 and retired in 2015. K9 Kozmo was involved in several major cases which ranged …

Died 4/21/21 Handler – Deputy Mindy Mangel Deputies and staff at the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office are mourning the loss of Joker, a Belgian Malinois who died Wednesday during K-9 training. The 18-month-old Joker came from the Czech Republic and had been with the agency since February, officials said. He was halfway through his training hours with Deputy Mindy …

Died 4/21/21 US Navy Explosive Detection K9