K9 Memorials

Died 11/2/20 Rushville Police K-9 Passes Away Suddenly The Rushville Police Department is in mourning for one of its most beloved officers. K9 Officer Apollo passed away yesterday after a sudden illness, according to the police department’s Facebook page. Apollo started as an officer with the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department in 2011 but later shifted to the Rushville Police Department. …

Handler – Officer Maurice Konzani K9 Cop Mourns “Gallant Warrior” Friend and Partner The police dog Black served his K9 unit well during his lifetime, tracking down stock thieves, finding a lost hiker, and identifying crime scenes, and his handler said his friend and partner flew the SAPS K9 tracker dog flag high during his years of service until he …

Handler – Officer Chase Marcum Stanford Police lose long-time tracking bloodhound Meshak, a veteran police dog, has passed away unexpectedly. The Stanford Police partment announced the loss of the five-year veteran of its force. Officer Chase Marcum and Meshak have been partners for five years. Meshak was red and black bloodhound brought to Kentucky from Louisiana and was assigned to …

Died – 10/26/20 Handler – Sgt. Kenny Purvis Crisp Co. police dog crosses rainbow bridge The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook Tuesday that the department is mourning the loss of retired K9 “Tessa.” On Monday, Tessa passed away after a short bout with health issues. She was a 13-year-old Belgian Malinois, and she served the community for 10 …

Died 10/26/20 Handler – Officer Chad Karsner Today we lost a great dog. K9 Lux served the city of Lexington with honor for many years with Chad. Lux went home and had a wonderful retried life with Chad and his family where he was one of the family and greatly loved. Unfortunately health issues took over and Lux crossed over …

Died 10/23/20 Handler – Officer Jason Howard Bartonville Police K9 Nitro dies after 7 years of service Bartonville’s only K9 Police Officer has died. K9 Nitro was the department’s second police dog ever. K9 Nitro had a cancerous tumor removed more than a year ago, but the department says it came back aggressively. Nitro was taken to the emergency veterinarian …

Died – 10/21/20 Handler – Deputy Adam Trifiletti Retired Lorain County police dog Brix passes away The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office has announced that retired K-9 Brix passed away on Wednesday night. Brix was 13-years-old. Brix served the sheriff’s department with Deputy Adam Trifiletti from January 2012 until he was retired in August of 2018. Deputy Trifiletti purchased Brix from …

Died 10/20/20 Handler – Deputy Ben Fye St. Louis County Sheriff’s K-9 Diesel Passes We are grieving deeply, and reeling a bit, too. This morning, for the second time in a week, we had to say goodbye to a hero – St. Louis County Sheriff’s K-9 Diesel. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his partner, Deputy Fye, who calls …

Died – 10/19/20 Handler – Sergeant Keith Sanders Sadly, Delta Says Goodbye to K9 Oxx K9 Oxx was an award winner police dog. He was an active member of the Colorado Police Canine Association & the National Police Canine Association during his entire career. In 2013 K9 Oxx was awarded the Colorado Police Canine Association Patrol Case of the Year. …

Died 10/17/20 Handler – Officer Brandon Jarrett Retired Tulsa Police K9 Cado Passes Away The Tulsa Police Department is mourning the loss of retired K-9 Cado on Saturday. Cado served with TPD from 2010 until 2018 and was assigned to Ofc. Brandon Jarrett. TPD posted on Facebook Saturday saying that Cado will be missed.