K9 Memorials

Died 11/3/22 Handler – Sergeant Atchley Retired Pigeon Forge K-9 officer dies It is with a heavy heart that the Pigeon Forge Police Department announce the passing of Retired K9 Freek on the morning of November 3, 2022. Sergeant Atchley and Freek partnered for 9 years until Freek’s retirement in 2021, at which time Freek spent the remainder of his …

Handler – Sgt. Scott Holmes Retired Vermilion Police Department K-9 passes away after ‘drastic decline in health’ Vermilion police “with a heavy heart” announced the passing of a retired K-9 on Thursday. K9 Miro, who was in service with the department from 2012-2020, passed away due to a sudden “drastic decline” in his health, according to a department Facebook post. …

Handler – Trooper First Class Matthew Warren Troop F Mourns Loss Of Police Dog State Police mourns the passing of K9 Porter, retired working partner to TFC Warren, Troop F, Westbrook. K9 Porter worked as a Patrol, Search & Rescue, Cadaver and Water Recovery K9. He served CT for eight years, retiring in 2021. RIP, Porter.

Died – 11/2/22 Handler – Jessica Cale Retired Philippi PD K-9 passes away The Philippi Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its retired K-9s. K-9 Troll unexpectedly passed away Wednesday evening, according to a Facebook post from the Philippi Police Department. The post says he served the City of Philippi for four and a half years and …

Handler – Sergeant Matthew Gardner Bico, Beloved Upper Macungie Twp. Police Dog, Dies In Retirement A beloved police dog in Lehigh County has died, officials announced. Bico, a German Shepherd who worked in the Upper Macungie Township Police Department’s K9 unit for nearly a decade, passed away comfortably in retirement, authorities said on Facebook Tuesday, Nov. 1. Along with his …

Died 10/29/22 Handler – Captain Mark Hall New Hampshire State Police retired K-9 dies, escorted for one last ride in cruiser It is with a heavy heart that the #NHSP Canine Unit announces the passing of retired K-9 Gator. K-9 Gator, a twelve and a half -year-old Belgian Malinois was assigned to Captain Mark Hall who spent most of his …

Died – 10/28/22 Handler – Sergeant Garbiel Luna Retired New Mexico State Police K-9 killed after escaping yard K-9 that used to work with the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) has passed away. The retired K-9, Duuk, had gotten out of his yard and was hit by a car. Duuk worked as a criminal apprehension and explosive detection canine for …

Died – 10/28/22 Handler – Police Chief Nathan Lewis. The Merriam Woods Police Department announced the death of their K9 officer. K9 Zoey, 10, died around 2:25 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, according to her handler and Merriam Woods Police Chief Nathan Lewis.Lewis said Zoey suffered renal failure at the start of 2022 and was not expected to survive by …

Died 10/22/22 Handler – Officer Ben Orr West Fargo Police K9 passes away unexpectedly It’s a sad day for the West Fargo Police Department after authorities say one of its K9′s crossed the rainbow bridge unexpectedly earlier this week. K9 ToSti (Toe-chee) was a 7-year-old Dutch Shepherd that joined WFPD in November 2015. He was paired with Officer Ben Orr …

Handler – Officer Elliot Clark Hillview police mourn the loss of former K-9 officer The Hillview Police Department announced sad news that former K-9 officer Drako has died. The department made the announcement Thursday through social media. With a sad heart, we wanted to share with the community that former Officer Drako has passed away. During his time with us, …