K9 Memorials

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …