Yearly Archives: 2022

K9 Bear – Boone County, Iowa

Handler – Sgt. Dallas Wingate Handler of K9 who died has resigned from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Boone County Sgt. Dallas Wingate has resigned about a week after reporting the death of his K9 partner, Bear. The Boone County Board of Supervisors was expected to accept his resignation at a meeting Wednesday. It would be effective Sept. 8. Bear’s …

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K9 Geeta – Mangaluru, India

Died 9/3/22 Handler – Armed Head Constable Harish 11-yr-old police dog dies Eleven-year-old Geeta, a member of the Mangaluru City Police dog squad, died on Saturday.Geeta, a Labrador Retriever, was born in May 2011. It joined the city police dog squad three months later. It underwent one-year-long training at the facility in Bengaluru City Armed Reserve (South). Her handler was …

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K9 Cayman – Massachusetts State Police

Massachusetts State Police mourn passing of K9 “Cayman” “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of retired Massachusetts State Police K9 Cayman. A brave and loyal member of our MSP family who spent his working life protecting the people of our state, Cayman crossed the Rainbow Bridge today. His longtime handler, who wishes to not use his …

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K9 Maximus – Vermont State Police

Died 9/3/22 Handler – Trooper Nick Arlington Saying goodbye to well known VSP K-9 Maximus Police officers in Vermont are saying farewell to a K-9 that has passed away. Maximus captured hearts in 2016 when Trooper Nick Arlington posted a video of the dog helping him to wash the cruiser. Maximus jumping in and out of the hose stream brought …

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K9 Uno – Ocean City, New Jersey

Handler – Officer Kevin Flower Ocean City Police Department K-9 Uno Passes The OCPD family is mourning the loss of one of our retired police service dogs. “Uno” passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his handler and family. Uno joined the OCPD in December of 2012 after being imported and trained at Shallow Creek Kennels in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. Handled …

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K9 Judah – Gaithersburg, Maryland

Handler – Corporal Jeff Bennett Retired Gaithersburg Police K9 Dies The Gaithersburg Police Department is mourning the recent loss of one of their own.”K9 Judah was a valued member of the department and will be missed,” the department posted to Facebook.The department’s dedicated police dog bravely served the Gaithersburg community for six years. He was the faithful partner of Officer …

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K9 Minor – Geauga, Ohio

Died 8/30/22 Handler – Deputy Jim Dhayer Geauga County K-9 Miner dies 2 weeks after medical issues force him to retire The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office is sad to announce the passing of 11-year-old K-9 Miner on Aug. 30, just two weeks after he retired.Unforeseen medical issues forced Miner into early retirement on Aug. 16, GCSO said. GCSO said K-9 …

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K9 Koas, Mississauga, Canada

Died 8/30/22 Handler – Cst. Raj Chopra Peel police dog dies after 7 years of duty in Mississauga, Brampton It’s a sad day for Peel police’s K9 unit, who have just had to say goodbye to one of their long-serving police dogs.Today (Aug. 30), police announced the passing of retired police dog Kaos, who lived to the ripe old age …

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K9 Perro – Lithonia, Georgia

Handler – Corporal J. Patterson Lithonia Police mourn loss of K-9 officer found shot The Lithonia Police Department is grieving after the death of one of its K-9 officers.Officer Perro had gone missing since Sunday, according to the department. They said that his handler went to check in on him around 2:30 p.m. that day when he noticed Perro had …

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K9 Diesel – Washington, Indiana

Washington K-9 ‘Diesel’ Dies The Washington Police Department announced Tuesday that its K-9 Officer ‘Diesel’ has died. The department says K-9 Diesel served the City of Washington for many years as a certified Patrol/Narcotics detection K-9.

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