Died – 8/30/22 Retired Slidell Police K-9 Scout dies For the second time in less than a month, the Slidell Police Department is remembering one of its K-9 officers that died. This time, it was a retired dog named Scout. According to the department, Scout was born in 2009 and began working with the department in 2012. He retired in …
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K9 Gussy – Ottawa, Canada
Handler – Sgt. Robert Nilles Ottawa police announce death of K-9 Gussy, about a month after retirement The Ottawa Police Department announced Monday the death of retired K-9 Gussy. Gussy retired from the department about a month ago, after serving along side her partner Police Sgt. Robert Nilles for nine years.Gussy had retired because of health issues and lived with …
Read More »K9 Zeke – Putnam, Florida
Handler – Sgt. Vieira Putnam County retired K9 Zeke passes away in his sleep The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced the passing of its retired K9 officer Zeke, who passed away in his sleep last night at 11 years old. During Zeke’s career, he removed countless drug dealers off the streets. He additionally helped with numerous apprehensions of shooting suspects, …
Read More »K9 Fox – Warwick, Rhode Island
Died – 8/29/22 Handler – Officer Paul Wells Retired Warwick K-9 Fox dies The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of K9 Fox, age 12 years old, on 8/29/22 who was partnered with Officer Paul Wells with the Warwick Police Department. Officer Wells and K9 Fox joined the C.P.W.D.A. on 10/3/12 and became Lifetime …
Read More »K9 Seabee – MTA
Died 8/28/22 Handler – Captain John Kerwick It is with deep regret that I announce the passing of retired MTA PD Canine “Seabee”, who was the devoted and loyal partner of Captain John Kerwick, of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department. On the morning of August 28, 2022, Seabee passed away at home with John from natural causes. Seabee joined …
Read More »K9 Axel – Charleston , West Virginia
Died – 8/27/22 Handler – Officer Clendenin West Virginia Police Department Mourns Loss Of K-9 Axel The funeral for Charleston K-9 officer Axel will take place Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Charleston Coliseum. Visitation will start at noon and is open to the public.According to city officials, Civic Center Drive will be accessible for Coliseum …
Read More »K9 Tommy – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Handler – officer Jeremy Berger Law Enforcement K9s and Their Handlers Salute K9 Tommy Law enforcement agencies from around northwest Ohio paid tribute to an area K9 officer that had to be euthanized due to an aggressive form of cancer.K9 Tommy worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and his handler was officer Jeremy Berger.Tommy, a 7-year-old German Shepherd, …
Read More »K9 Thor – Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Died – 8/26/22 Handler – Sergeant Sean Gannon Yarmouth police mourn Sgt. Sean Gannon’s first K9 partner, Thor The Yarmouth police are mourning the death of retired K9 Thor, who was the first K9 partner of Sgt. Sean Gannon who was killed in the line of duty in 2018.Thor was Yarmouth police’s first dedicated narcotics K9. “Thor was a tremendous …
Read More »K9 Tunga – India
Died – 8/26/22 “Tunga” of Lady Singam fame is no more Dog Tunga, who had helped the police to track down criminals in many important cases, died of illness on Friday.Doberman breed Tunga Dawan helped to detect more than 70 cases of murder and 35 cases of theft after coming to the line of dogs. Tunga, who has been in …
Read More »K9 Studs – Essex, England
Died 8/25/22 Tributes paid after death of retired Essex police dog Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a “brilliant” and “loving” retired police dog after his death. Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund shared the “very sad news” that retired police dog Studs died on Thursday (August 25).PD Studs served as a general purpose dog for Essex Police from 2011 to …
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