Yearly Archives: 2023

K9 Tillin – Pharr, Texas

Death of PSJA ISD K-9 officer under investigation A K-9 officer died Wednesday while representing the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Police Department at the inaugural RGV Police K-9 Competition. The school district said in a statement that K-9 officer Tillin died inside a police unit. Forty-nine other K-9s competed from departments all across the Valley. There were obstacle courses …

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K9 Jwala – Dakshina Kannada

Died – 1/3/23 Detective dog passes away in Mangaluru Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane paying condolence to deceive dog Jwala, which passed away following kidney infection on Tuesday, January 3. Jwala, the seven-year-old detective dog of Dakshina Kannada District Dog Squad, passed away here on Tuesday. According to police, Jwala, a doberman fincher breed, was unwell for the …

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K9 Tucker – Marquette, Michigan

Died – 1/2/23 Handler – Sgt. Kate Bonifas U.P. community mourning death of beloved police dog, Tucker The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of its beloved K9, Tucker.Deputies made the announcement “with a heavy heart” on Tuesday.Tucker joined the department in 2019 and spent most of his time with handler Sgt. Kate Bonifas working to eliminate drugs …

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K9 Ace – Lebanon, Tennessee

Died – 1/2/23 Handler – Officer Richard Clark Retired Lebanon K9 passes away The Lebanon Police Department lost another beloved member of its department after K9 Ace had passed away Monday. Ace passed away with his partner Officer Richard Clark by his side.Lebanon Police said Ace served with the department from 2015 to 2022 as an explosives detection and tracking …

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K9 Sniper – DeKalb, Georgia

Died 1/1/23 Handler – Sgt. T.J. DeVoie DeKalb Police mourn death of K-9 officer The DeKalb County Police Department’s bomb squad is mourning the loss of one of its explosive detection canines. K-9 Sniper died on Jan. 1 after a battle with lymphoma. Sniper began working with the department in 2014 and served his entire career with his handler, Sgt. …

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