K9 Memorials

Died 6/16/20 Handler – Senior Chief Paul Decker Senior Chief Morale Dog Onyx, 13 1/2 years old (95 dog years), of United States Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 surrounded by members of her crew and loved ones. Onyx was born in Fremont, Ohio on February 1st, 2007 and on July 13th, 2008 …

K-9 Deputy Tango Died – 6/16/20 Handler – Deputy Jordan Jones Edmonson County Sheriffs Office is devastated over loss of K9 Tango The Edmonson County Sheriffs Office is devastated to announce the loss of our amazing K-9 deputy, Tango. Our beloved drug-sniffing, fun-loving four-legged partner succumbed to an aggressive kidney disease and was put to rest June 16th. Please remember …

Handler – Sergeant Andrew Richmond Retired K9 passes away North Vernon Police Department has reported the passing of retired K9 Heros. K9 Heros was originally purchased and placed with Sergeant Andrew Richmond in the spring of 2011. Heros was trained as a dual purpose patrol dog and could search for narcotic drugs and chase and apprehend fleeing suspects. During his …

Handler – PC Paul Brackpool South Yorkshire police dog who once leapt from 12-foot wall to catch drug dealer dies Police Dog Nasa served with South Yorkshire Police between 2007 and 2013 alongside handler PC Paul Brackpool, who has also since retired. The charity K9 Memorial UK, set up to recognise the contribution of police dogs in this country, described …

Rocko, a 9 1/2-year-old German shepherd was a dual-purpose dog Rocko retired in January after nearly five years with the department. Ries said Rocko was a patrol dog in California for about a year before ending up in Greeley. “He was an exceptional K-9, and when working patrol, he did it 100%,” Ries said.

Died – 6/12/20 Handler – Officer Joseph Mauro K9 Rosco Passed Away The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Rosco who was the partner of Officer Joseph Mauro with the Hartford Police Department. K9 Rosco passed away on 6/12/20 at the age of 12 years old. Joe and Rosco joined the CPWDA …

Died 6/12/20 Handler – Chuckie Carnes Hanahan Police Department mourns the loss of retired K9 ‘Otto’ A retired Hanahan Police Department K9 has passed away. Chief Dennis Turner announced the passing of K9 Otto due to an illness in a post on the department’s Facebook page on Friday. K9 Otto served the City of Hanahan from 2014 until his retirement …

Died – 6/12/20 Handler – Sgt. Thames K9 Hannah Put to Sleep Today we laid to rest Sgt. Thames’s working dog, K-9 Hannah. Unfortunately her cancer spread to fast and she was starting to be in pain. The tough decision was made after speaking with Dr. Dutta who advised us things would only get worse. K-9 Hannah was a four …

Died 6/11/20 Canine Barry previously worked with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (AZ) . Canine Barry proudly worked as a dual purpose canine (Patrol/Narcotics) for Pima County from February of 2012 until his retirement in October of 2017. Canine Barry was extremely successful in his career and loved every bit of retirement. He enjoyed spending time with his human family.Unfortunately, …

Died – 6/11/20 Handler – CHP Officer A. Santelices K9 Tezz Dies from Natural Causes It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of CHP K9 Tezz #KM 16199, who died suddenly of natural causes on June 11, 2020.Tezz, you were the best best beat partner CHP Officer A. Santelices, #19839, could ever ask for. You never …