Died – 2/5/21 Handler – Sgt. Jud Barnes Barnes, SCSO say goodbye to another K9 partner Sgt. Jud Barnes of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is the second SCSO officer this year to have to part with a longtime K9 partner. Patrol dog Aksel, a German Shepherd who passed away Feb. 5, served from 2009-2015 and was the same age …
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Died 2/3/21 Handler – Senior Constable O’Sullivan PD Rue passes away We are sad to report the passing of Police Dog (PD) Rue this week in Rockhampton. Six-and-a-half-year-old PD Rue was a valued member of the Capricornia District Dog Squad, based in Rockhampton, where she nobly served the Capricornia District since June 2016. Unfortunately, she recently became unwell with an …
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Died – 2/2/21 Handler – Sgt. Pennington Unfortunately we have to announce the passing of another one of our retired K-9s. K-9 Zidan passed away this morning with his former handler Sgt. Pennington by his side. K-9 Zidan retired from the Newport News Police K-9 Unit on May 22, 2017 after a distinguished career as a dual purpose member of …
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Handler – Officer Greg Moore We regret to inform our supporters of the passing of retired K9 Vasco. K9 Vasco passed away peacefully at the Franklin Ranch Pet Hospital, he was 13 years old. K9 Vasco served the citizens of Elk Grove from 12-04-2009 to 02-26-2014. K9 Vasco was partnered with Officer, now Sergeant, Greg Moore. After his career came …
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Handler – Corporal Boyington It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of retired K-9 Kondor. Kondor served our Community and Department for nearly 9 years, alongside his handler, Corporal Boyington, before retiring on November 10, 2020. Corporal Boyington and his family, adopted Kondor and he truly became a member of their family. Last night Kondor fell very ill, …
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of K-9 Jinx (Ret.). Jinx retired from the Newport News Police K9 Unit on January 2, 2020 after 7 1/2 years of service to the City of Newport News. K9 Jinx was born in Charlotte, NC and joined the Newport News Police K-9 Unit in 2012. Jinx was certified …
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Died 2/1/21 Licking County Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies after being hit by vehicle The Licking County Sheriff’s Office announced one of its K-9 deputies passed away Monday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, K-9 Apollo escaped from his handler around 8 a.m. after working overnight.The sheriff’s office said deputies from Franklin County assisted in the search. Around 9:45 a.m., Apollo …
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Died 1/31/21 Rest easy, #RMWD Basco. It was an honor to support you. “Well Basco what a run you had. You decided to leave in us in an unexpected way, something that I guess ultimately fitted you. I thank you Basco for the 6 great years that you gave me and I am glad I was able to call you …
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Died – 1/31/21 Handler – Officer John McGinley Today, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of K9 Buster. For those that have known us since the beginning, Buster was one of our first K9’s vested. His Handler, John McGinley, is one of our founding members and our former President. John and K9 Buster helped shape our orginization …
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Cst Clarke White Retired Medicine Hat Police Service Dog Passes away The Medicine Hat Police Service says retired PSD Duco passed away over the weekend. In a post on Facebook, the Police Service says “it is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of retired PSD Duco on January 30th, 2021. PSD Duco was partnered with Cst Clarke White and …
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