Handler – Officer Scottie Brothers Union City Police Department mourning loss of retired K-9 An Oklahoma police department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9. According to the Union City Police Department, K-9 Sam recently passed and was partnered with his handler, Officer Scottie Brothers in past years. “Losing a K9 partner is many times equally difficult as losing …
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K9 Rushin – Battle Creek, Michigan
Died – 6/12/19 Handler – Officer Jim Bailey Battle Creek police dog, Rushin, first to die while in service to department Battle Creek police officer Jim Bailey and his family held a private funeral service Wednesday for Rushin, his K-9 partner for six years. “The other guys from K-9 came out and said their goodbyes and we did a private …
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Died – 6/11/19 Handler – Appa Rao Sniffer dog Vijji dies After rendering yeoman service to the Police Department for nine long years, sniffer dog Vijji breathed her last on Tuesday. Born on 20th December 2009, the Labrador Retriever (LAB) had been under the guardianship and training of head constable Y. Appa Rao, serving the department till recently. She was …
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K9 Died – 6/10/19 Handler – Officer Castro Handler – Officer Fraze Cache Police Department K9 dies A longtime K9 with the Cache Police Department died Monday morning after 6 years in service. K9 Max served with Officer Castro for 3 years and Officer Fraze for 2 to 3 years. Max was well-known for his loving nature toward everyone in …
Read More »K9 Blitz – Washington County, Virginia
Died – 6/10/19 Handler – Deputy Thomas Dula Beloved Washington County K-9, Blitz, dies Apprehending fugitives with outstanding warrants may sound intimidating, but it was all in a day’s work for Blitz, a Belgian malinois who served for several years as a K-9 with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. His handler, Deputy Thomas Dula, often rewarded him with vanilla ice …
Read More »K9 Reno – Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Handler – Officer Rahn The Cape Girardeau Police Department is mourning the death of a former K9. Reno served with the police department from 2009 to 2017. He was a German Shepherd trained in tracking, suspect apprehension, and narcotic detection. After retirement, he lived with his handler, Ptlm. Rahn’. The police department said, Reno was instrumental in locating a significant …
Read More »K9 Cero – Oneida County, New York
Handler – Deputy Jason Osika Beloved K9 with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department named Cero has died It is with regret that we announce the passing of Oneida County Sheriff’s Office K9 Cero, (Retired recently). K9 Cero was Deputy Jason Osika’s long time partner that was well trained in patrol work as well as explosive detection.Over the course of his …
Read More »K9 Inka – Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Handler – Officer C. Craddock Retired Kitty Hawk Police K9 dies The Kill Devil Hills Police Department announced on Facebook that one of its former K9s died. K9 Officer Inka had been living with her handler, former Kill Devil Hills Police Officer C. Craddock, since retiring due to an injury.Tthe department called Inka’s career “very successful,” and shared a picture …
Read More »K9 Eto – Fiji
The members of the Fiji Police Force, Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, New Zealand Police, Australian Police gathered at the Fiji Detector Dog Unit Complex in Nasese last week to farewell Police Dog K9 Eto who died following a short illness. K9 Eto had assisted with the detection of narcotics valued at millions of dollars and large sums of undeclared …
Read More »K9 Haakon – San Joaquin County, California
Died – 6/6/19 Handler – Deputy Joshua Stillman San Joaquin County Sheriff’s K-9 Dies Day after Collapsing at Training A San Joaquin County sheriff’s K-9 died Thursday, a day after collapsing while training. Wednesday afternoon, K-9 Haakon collapsed at training and was taken to a veterinarian, according to the sheriff’s office. He was able to walk home and was meant …
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