K9 Memorials

Handler – PSD Rizo ‘Rest easy big fella’; veteran police dog dies at 14 “Yesterday, we said goodbye to PSD Axle,” tweeted former canine colleague PSD Rizo’s human handler. “He passed away at the age of 14. He served proudly for the Ottawa police canine unit for 9 years. “Rest easy big fella.” The city police K9 unit has 11 …

Died 5/16/19 POLICE DRUG DOG WARLOCK PASSES The Toccoa Police Department is mourning the death of one of its own. Police chief Jimmy Mize said that former police K-9 officer Warlock died on Thursday, May 16, at around 6 p.m. of natural causes. Warlock was a Dutch Shepherd from Norway. Mize said that Warlock served some 15 years doing police …

Handler – Sgt Lionel Munguia Soledad police report death of K-9 Bailey I am sad to report that one of our first K-9s, Bailey, has left our world and gone to serve in Heaven in the company of other past warriors. After her passing, our South Monterey County Communications Dispatcher was kind enough to broadcast the quote below. We will …

Died – 5/16/19 1ST Handler – Deputy Kenneth Lively 2ND Handler – Deputy Brian Ruge Aiken County Sheriff’s K9 Kimbo Succumbs To Cancer Aiken County Sheriff’s Office K9 Kimbo joined the department in 2015. Aiken, SC – Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) K9 Kimbo died on May 16 in the arms of his human partner. K9 Kimbo, a six-year-old Belgian …

Died 5/14/19 Handler – Sgt. Adam Henson Franklin County Sheriff’s Dept. K9 Dies From Medical Issue The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of its K9 officer. Max, the police dog, died on Tuesday, May 14 in the presence of his handler, Sgt. Adam Henson. Max’s death was caused by an ongoing medical issue, according to the sheriff’s …

Died 5/14/19 Handler – Dave Heywood Police dog handler pays tribute to retired K9 who sadly passed away this week A dog handler has paid tribute to his retired K9 after the crime-fighting pooch sadly passed away this week – more than 15 years after the pair met. Buster was just eight-weeks-old when he was taken on by dog handler …

Handler – Officer Jason Johnson Retired Yakima Police K9 passes away The Yakima Police Department announced that their retired K-9 Flash has passed away K-9 Flash specialized in narcotics detection and helped her handler, Jason Johnson, on over 3,000 deployments during her career. In 2018, K-9 Flash went on to become “American Humane Law Enforcement Dog of the Year” and …

Handler – Officer Hartman Chico Police Department’s retired K-9 officer Luna passed away this week. Luna was partnered with handler Officer Hartman. She served the community for six years. Luna went out on nearly 400 cases and helped catch 56 bad guys. The retired officer is remembered kindly for providing some much needed love at the communications center during the …

Retired Halifax Regional Police service dog dies A retired Halifax Regional Police service dog has died. On Friday, the Twitter account for the Halifax Regional Police K9-Unit announced that the recently retired Epic had died. Police say Epic served with the HRP for six years and had enjoyed retirement with his handler and the handler’s family. The K9-Unit thanked the …

Police dog Bunty dies community It was a unique funeral at the Police Department in Kalaburagi on Thursday, as officials sobbed at the demise of Bunty, a service dog of the Dog Squad of Kalaburagi Police. The police honored the sniffer dog by giving it a gun salute. According to Dog Squad official D.S. Sharanabasavappa, who was handling Bunty, the …