K9 Memorials

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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, …