K9 Memorials

Died 4/5/22 Handler – Lieutenant Bryan Schwartz Retired Westerville police K9 Fiji passes away following battle with cancer Westerville police said goodbye to a beloved former member of the K9 team on Tuesday. Former police K9 Fiji, the division’s first female narcotics dog, passed away following what police said was a brave battle with cancer. Fiji worked with the division …

Bloomington Police K-9 Dies Unexpectedly: ‘Our Hearts Are Heavy’ Bloomington police say one of its K-9s died unexpectedly last week. The K-9, named Brody, was showing signs of a medical issue and his handler “had to make the tough decision to end his suffering,” police said. Police said that Brody was integral to the police department and will be greatly …

Handler – Deputy F.D. Pullen Longtime Sheriff’s K9 passes away Eros, a German Shepherd, retired from service in December, 2020 after five years on patrol with his partner/handler Deputy F.D. Pullen. Eros was specially trained to sniff out illicit drugs, as well as tracking humans. During his time on patrol, Eros was responsible for hundreds of searches/arrests, and well as …

K9 Handler – Detective Tim McLaughlin GPD says final goodbye to retired K-9 officer assigned to drug task force The Greenville Police Department has said a final goodbye to a retired member of the department. Retired K-9 Bono Jr. was assigned to the Greenville Regional Drug Task Force from 2010-2019. Officials said his handler, retired Detective Tim McLaughlin was a …

Died 4/1/22 Handler – Sergeant Amanda Clawson Retired Rock Springs K9 Officer Akina Passed Away Today It is with deep sadness that the Rock Springs Police Department (RSPD) regrets to announce the passing of retired K9 Akina. The RSPD made the announced of Akina’s passing on a social media post this afternoon. Akina passed away April 1, 2022, at the …

Handler – Officer Mino Willoughby Hills police mourn death of retired K-9 The Willoughby Hills Police Department on Friday announced the death of retired K-9 Cooper. Cooper served the department for four years, from 2015 to 2019. Cooper and his handler, Officer Mino, worked together to arrest suspects in both misdemeanor and felony crimes. Cooper was skilled in narcotics, suspect …

Handler – Undersheriff Gary Howell Sheriff’s office mourns passing of K-9 Dakota It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our K-9 Dakota. Dakota suffered from a very aggressive cancer in her chest and her health declined rapidly in the last few weeks. She passed peacefully at the Country Pet Veterinary Clinic with Undersheriff Gary Howell, …

Died 3/30/22 Handler – Detective George Jupin Conn. State Police K-9—World’s 1st Electronic-Sniffing Dog—Dies Selma became an electronics storage device detection K-9 for the Connecticut State Police in 2013 and was trained to detect certain chemicals in electronics that criminals may toss or hide. The world’s first electronics-sniffing police dog, state police K-9 Selma, has died, according to the Connecticut …

Died – 3/30/22 Police K9 Dies During Surgery The Utah County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of K9 officer Axe after he passed away while having surgery on Wednesday. Officers say Axe was undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL when his heart suddenly stopped. Axe had previously been undergoing physical therapy and had been unable to train and …

Died – 3/29/22 Handler – Officer Helmick University of Akron Police K-9 Halo dies after 10 years of service Some may say University of Akron Police K-9 Halo has earned her namesake after crossing the Rainbow Bridge on March 29. The University of Akron Police Department announced the passing of K-9 Halo while asking the community to “please keep Officer …