New Castle County announces death of police K9 New Castle County Police said one of their active K9 units has died of natural causes. According to police, K9 Prezzi joined the county police force in May of 2017 and was teamed with Master Corporal Richard Blackston. The dog was a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois and German Shepard mix. Police say during …

Died 12/1/21  Nez Perce police K9 Aika passes away Today was a sad day for us. Our beloved K9 Aika (retired) passed over the rainbow bridge. Aika was 14 years young, had arthritis, and had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Aika passed away with her lifelong partner/handler by her side. K9 Aika started her career with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s …

Died – 12/2/21 Handler – Sergeant Paul Manteufel  North Las Vegas retired K-9 dog dies following health complications The North Las Vegas Police Department is grieving the loss of one of its retired K9 dogs. NVLPD announced on Facebook Sunday that retired K-9 Bobby has passed away. He was a 14 year old Belgian Malinois. According to NLVPD, he died …

Handler – Deputy Jimmy Coward  Laurens County Sheriff’s Office mourns passing of K-9 Deputy Red Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of their K-9, Deputy Red. Red’s handler was Deputy Jimmy Coward and the beloved pooch served with the Sheriff’s Office for many years. According to Sheriff Larry Dean, the dog was battling health issues. In honor of …

Winnipeg K9 Cop Dies The Winnipeg Police Service has announced the death of one of its canine officers. Police Service Dog Mya passed away after retiring in 2019. She was trained and worked as a specialty narcotics detector with two different handlers during her tenure. Mya was also an integral part of the WPS litter program.

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, …