Yearly Archives: 2022

K9 Copper – Jasper, Missouri

Died 8/25/22 Handler – Dep. Joe Houdyshell K9 Copper passes away; Jasper County Bloodhound Team is now a memory “It is with a heavy heart that the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of one our retired canines,” starts a media release on Thursday afternoon. K9 Cooper has died. He was part of the successful ‘Bloodhound Team’ with his …

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K9 Harris – Princeton, New Jersey

Died 8/25/22 Handler – Lt. Matt Solovay Retired Princeton Police K-9 Harris Dies At Age 9 Retired K-9 Harris, who served the Princeton Police Department, has died at age 9, the police department said Thursday.Harris was the first K-9 officer in the history of the police department. Born in the Czech Republic on Jan. 12, 2013, Harris joined the Princeton …

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K9 Rani – Krishna, India

Died – 8/25/22 Handler – handler J. Papa Rao Funeral of sniffer dog Rani done with police honors Krishna police performed the funeral of sniffer dog ‘Rani’ with police honours. The dog died of ill-health on Thursday. Superintendent of Police P. Joshua and other officers paid tributes to the canine, which served for around eight years in the department. “Rani …

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K9 Hunter – Sever, Tennessee

Died 8/24/22 Retired K-9 found dead after escaping transport vehicle in Sevier County A retired K-9 was found dead Wednesday morning after escaping more than a week ago from his kennel inside a transport vehicle .According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, an animal transport company was making a cross-country trip from New Jersey to California when it made an …

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K9 Recon – Montgomery, Ohio

Died – 8/22/22 Handler – Sgt. Troy Bodine Retired Montgomery County Sheriff’s K9 honored with ‘last walk’ A retired Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office K9 who died Monday was honored for his five-year career, which included protection details for three presidents. K9 Recon was honored with a “last walk” with his handler, retired Sgt. Troy Bodine, and his family, according to …

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K9 Jullo – Will County Forest Preserve, Illinois

Died – 8/20/22 K-9 With Will County Forest Preserve PD Dies 2 Years After Retiring In the eight years Jullo served the department, he was an ambassador, sniffed out a burglar and starred in educational videos. The Forest Preserve District of Will County Police Department said its final farewell to Jullo, a retired K-9 that served the department for eight …

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K9 Ember – Gloucester, New Jersey

Handler – Shawn Layton Prosecutor probing K9 dog death involving Mantua The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s office is investigating the death of a K9 dog assigned to a politically connected county fire marshal, Shawn K. Layton. Layton, who is also a Democratic township committeeman in Mantua, was entrusted with Ember, a three-year-old a red fox Labrador Retriever who died on Friday …

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K9 Mickey – Hoosick Falls, New York

Handler – Officer Cory Wagner Mickey, Retired Police K9 In Hoosick Falls, To Be Euthanized Following Cancer Battle The law enforcement community is mourning the loss of a beloved police K9 from the Capital District who will be euthanized following a battle with cancer.In Rensselaer County, the Hoosick Falls Police Department announced that its retired K9, Mickey, will be euthanized …

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K9 Rana – Mumbai, India

Rana, dog with Mumbai police’s bomb detection squad, dies Rana’, a Labrador serving with the Mumbai Police’s Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), died at a veterinary hospital at the age of seven, an official said on Thursday. The sniffer dog, who was inducted in the BDDS in 2016 and was involved in various operations such as scrutiny of bomb …

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K9 Scout – Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Handler – Master CPO Richard Howald Beloved K9 dies after 9 years of service K9 Scout was a yellow Labrador Retriever who served as a K9 for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. She arrived as part of the three-dog K9 team in 2011 which started the current DWR K9 program. DWR Conservation Police and Master CPO Richard Howald worked …

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