K9 Memorials

Died – 7/25/19 Handler – Officer Brian Sturgeon Fresno police mourn death of K-9 Axel The Fresno Police Department is mourning the death of one of its K-9 officers. Axel, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, died last Thursday of natural causes, according to a news release from the departments K-9 unit. Axel came to the department in 2017 and along with …

Died – 7/25/19 Handler – Deputy Robert Ochoa Retired police dog Windy dies. Bloodhound spent five years with sheriff’s department A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department police dog died Thursday after retiring two weeks ago due to an illness. Windy, a human-tracking bloodhound, served with the sheriff’s department for five years. “Goodbye Windy, we already miss you, and we will take …

K9 Handler – Sergeant Fleisner Wisconsin Rapids Police Department announces passing of retired K9, Diego The Wisconsin Rapids Police Department says retired K9, Diego has died. Diego was a purebred German Shephard. He retired in 2015 when he was 9-years-old. The department began selling German Shephard stuffed animals to raise money for a replacement. The post concluded, “Since his retirement, …

Handler- PC Clive Warncken Tribute paid to former police dog A PC with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Dog Unit has paid tribute to former police dog Nero who sadly died this week. “Nero was a lovely dog and a great colleague and I loved working with him. I am devastated by the news,” said PC Clive Warncken, who had …

Handler – Officer Jason Read Centerville Police Department mourns death of retired K9 A retired K9 who previously worked for the Centerville Police Department died this week. K9 Joker worked with Officer Jason Read for several years until health problems forced him to retire early, according to a Facebook post published by the department. The partners were responsible for making …

Handler – Corporal Lee Smith Byron police mourn loss of K-9 Senta Police in a Central Georgia town are mourning the passing of one of their own and one of their best friends. The Byron Police Department announced Tuesday K-9 Senta has died. She had been with the department for ten years. Police described Senta as “a joy to children …

K9 Beno – Died – 7/23/19 Handler – Deputy Brandon Gillispie Manistee Co. K-9 hit by car; dies It is with a heavy heart that I inform our community of the unexpected loss of one our very own. Beno, our beloved K-9 who had just finished his shift a few hours prior, was accidentally hit by a passing motorist last …

Died – 7/23/19 Handler – Officer Michael Jezierski East Lyme Police announce passing of K9 CPWDA is sad to announce that Officer Michael Jezierski of the East Lyme Police Department had to euthanize his K9 partner Jimo on 7/23/19 due to cancer. K9 Jimo was nine years old and was certified in Patrol and Narcotics. Officer Jezierski and K9 Jimo …

Died 7/21/19 Handler – Master Patrol Officer Stephen Wallin Merrimack police mourn K-9 who died after recent cancer diagnosis The Merrimack Police Department is mourning one of its own. K-9 Pluto died over the weekend following a recent cancer diagnosis. Pluto was 1 1/2 years old and had been a member of the department since October 2018, police said. Police …

Handler – Sg.t Quintin Jones Corrections K9 that sniffed drugs during prison search has died A prison search dog in Alabama that was injured after sniffing synthetic marijuana was expected to make a full recovery, but now authorities say he has died. The Alabama Department of Corrections announced the dog, named Jake, died over the weekend when he developed pneumonia. …