Died 2/28/22 A dedicated Irvine police k9 was laid to rest after many years of service and a year of retirement. K-9 Sgt. Fritz, was humanely euthanized on Monday Feb 28th, at Mountainview Animal Clinic in Ravenna KY, with his home family and Mayor James Gross present. Sgt. Fritz served the community as The Irvine Police Departments drug and tracking …

Handler – Officer David Boles The Fort Wayne Police Department shared its sympathies on Monday with Officer David Boles on the passing of his longtime K9 partner, “Tempo.” Tempo, a German Shepherd from the Netherlands, passed away over the weekend at the age of nine. He had spent most of his life with the K9 unit of the Fort Wayne …

Died 2/28/22 Handler – Deputy Williams Floyd County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of K9 Snickers It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of Deputy K9 Snickers, EOW 2-28-2022. Snickers was born on February 1, 2012 in Florida. He was assigned to Deputy Williams in 2013 and was with him throughout his career. Since coming …

Handler – Sgt Brian Rinder We are disheartened to inform you of the passing of one of our retired canines. Rex served the community from 2007 through 2017. He was assigned to Sgt Brian Rinder. The bond Rex had with his handler, family, and community was very special. Throughout his career he served the community and visited thousands of grade …

Died – 2/26/22 Kerala Police bid adieu to Honey The Kerala Police on Saturday bid adieu to Honey, one of the smartest dogs in the police dog squad that served the force for 10 years. The dog, a Labrador, was leading a retired life at Vishranti, the retirement home for police dogs at the Kerala Police Academy. IGP (Training) K. …

Handler – Officer Braden Hilliard Division of Police mourning loss of K9 Kane The Hilliard Division of Police is mourning the loss of K9 Kane, who was put to sleep over the weekend due to an aggressive form of cancer. The police department said Kane’s condition was expected to become worse with no possibility of recovery. Kane’s ninth birthday was …

Died – 2/25/22 Handler – Chief Michael Woods McSherrystown Police Department mourns loss of K-9 officer The McSherrystown Police Department in Adams County is mourning the loss of a K-9 officer. Ozi had a police escort Friday as he was transported to VCA Conewago Animal Hospital, where he died in the arms of Chief Michael Woods. Woods and Ozi were …

Handler – PC Duffy PD Vinnie was a General Purpose Dog and in 2018 he qualified as a Tactical Firearms Support dog which meant he had the ability to work alongside armed response officers if required. He originally served in Gloucester Police before moving to Wiltshire Police. Dog Section Manager Ian Partington said: “PD Vinnie was a fantastic police dog …

Handler – Officer Christopher Engelhardt Hillsborough K9 dies after six years of service to police department The Hillsborough Township Police Department announced the passing of K9 Officer Marco. K9 Marco (Kondro) was obtained by a donation from Dr. Caesar DePaço and Deanna Padovani-DePaço. He was subsequently trained and certified in patrol and narcotics in 2015. Since his start, he was …

Retired Killeen P.D. K9 passes away The Killeen community is mourning a loss from within the police department’s family. The department posted on social media that retired K-9 Leo has passed away. During the summer of 2020, Leo was diagnosed with Canine Degenerative Myelopathy – which shortened his career and required that he had to retire in January 2021. Leo …