Yearly Archives: 2023

K9 Chevy – Dillsboro, Indiana

Dillsboro’s First Police K-9 Passes Away Dillsboro’s first ever Police K-9 has passed away. The Dillsboro Police Department reported Tuesday the death of Chevy. Chevy served the PD from November 12, 2021, until retiring on January 1, 2020.In addition to working the road, Chevy assisted with school searches in Dearborn, Ripley, Ohio and Decatur counties.

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K9 Kilo – Central, Kentucky

Handler – Officer T. McCoy Kilo, you will be missed’: Central City Police K-9 dies The Central City Police Department (CCPD) announced the passing of K9 Kilo.Police say Kilo was loved by his family, his department and his community. CCPD officers say their thoughts and prayers are with K9 Officer T. McCoy and his family.A spokesperson for CCPD posted, “We …

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K9 Duke – Hope, Arkansas

Handler – Officer Rick Everroad Hope Police dog Duke dies after illness The Hope Police Department is announcing that its police dog Duke died today. According to the department, Duke passed away peacefully with his handler, Rick Everroad and family by his side.Through Duke’s social media page, Everroad said that Duke was euthanized this morning. He had become ill and …

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K9 Eddie – Nye, Nevada

Died 11/1/23 Handler – Sgt. Jason Blackburn Nye County Sheriff’s Office staff and personnel are mourning the deaths of two longtime K-9s who both passed away earlier this month. K-9 officers Eddie and Amigo died days apart from each other, according to a sheriff’s office posting. Since their passing, the mood at the sheriff’s office has been somber. On Nov. …

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K9 Lando – Michigan State Police

Handler – Trooper Johnson. MHP Announces Passing Of Beloved Retired K9 Lando K9 Lando was an incredible addition to MHP. He served two tours in Afghanistan with the Army.He then served five and a half years with MHP.K9 Lando retired in 2020.MHP offers their prayers and condolences to his handler, Trooper Johnson.

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K9 Jessie – Chittoor, India

Died – 10/29/23 Funeral held for police dog Police dog Jessy received funeral with full honors, which died of cancer, here on Sunday. District Superintendent of Police Y Rishanth Reddy, AR ASP Nageswar Rao and others recalled the services of the police dog, which served in the district dog squad for more than nine years.

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K9 Storm – Campbell, Ohio

Died – 10/27/23 Handler – Sergeant Manning Campbell Police announce death of retired K9 The Campbell Police Department has announced the passing of retired K-9 Unit, Storm.According to a post on Campbell PD’s Facebook page, Storm passed away surrounded by his partner, retired Sergeant Manning and those who loved him.Storm began serving the Campbell Police Department in 2010 and was …

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K9 Kenzo – Prima, Arizona

Died – 10/27/23 Handler – Officer Chris Rodriguez 2 robbery suspects arrested after Pima police K-9 killed in stabbing On October 27th, around 8:00 p.m. in the Rincon District, deputies from PCSD were searching for a suspect connected to an armed robbery. K9 Kenzo was sent into a fenced commercial yard to locate the suspect.After K9 Kenzo became unresponsive and …

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K9 T-Rex – Houston, Texas

Handler – Officer Paul Foster HPD K9 officer T-Rex, diagnosed with cancer in 2018, is put down ‘due to medical issues’ T-Rex, a popular Houston police K-9 who was diagnosed with cancer and later had a leg amputation, had to be put down, according to his handler.On Thursday, T-Rex’s handler shared an emotional post about having to make “the hardest …

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K9 Mako – Ashton, Idaho

Handler – Greg Belew Ashton Police bid farewell to faithful K-9 officer The Ashton Police Department said goodbye to one of their own Wednesday evening.“It was with great sadness (that) on Oct. 25, the Ashton Police Department laid to rest drug detection, K-9 Mako,” Police Chief Greg Griffel told EastIdahoNews.com in a written statement.Mako had been diagnosed with a large …

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