K9 Memorials

Died – 6/24/19 Handler – Officer Andy Jirtcil Community mourns TPD’s first SWAT K9, Jake Tucson Police Department is mourning the loss of the department’s first SWAT K9 officer after he passed away on Monday. According to TPD, K9 Jake joined the department in 2011 when he was 3 years old. The department’s first Belgian Malinois quickly made an impression …

Died – 6/23/19 Handler – Deputy Andrew Marcum Deputy mourns the loss of canine partner Guadalupe County K9 Deputy Andrew Marcum had only known his partner for a short while before the canine officer suddenly died. Canine Rex was six years old when he was found dead in his kennel about 8 p.m. on Sunday. The loss struck Marcum and …

Handler – Officer David Rudy Ecko’s End Of Watch We are saddened to learn of the death of Beverly Hills Police Department K-9 Ecko, who was put to sleep last week after a short battle with cancer. Ecko was partners with BHPD officer David Rudy for seven-and-a-half years. They began partnering together when Ecko was just 18-months-old. He retired from …

Handler – Officer Dinderski An NFTA Police K9 has passed away after experiencing a cardiac event over the weekend. Fez, a 4-year-old German Shepherd, was in the process of completing his training as a patrol/narcotics K9. He and his partner were scheduled to complete their certification this week. NFTA Police say despite the short time Fez was with the department, …

Died – 6/21/19 Handler – Joseph Malone Retired Windsor Locks K9 Passes CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of Officer Joseph Malone’s retired K9 Jaxx of the Windsor Locks Police Department. Jaxx served from May 2012 to May 2014 before retiring because of a severe back injury suffered during his service. After his retirement, police credited Jaxx with apprehending …

Died – 6/19/19 Handler – Sergeant Geoff Blindell Police Force Pays Emotional Tribute To Retired Police Dog Named Bear Today, the Gloucester Police Force are mourning the loss of Bear, the retired police dog who passed away on Wednesday with his handler by his side. The German Shepherd retired in January 2018 along with his owner Sergeant Geoff Blindell, who …

Died 6/19/19 MWD MMinto V527 E.O.W. 19 June 2019. MWD MMinto was Killed In Action. Thank you MWD MMinto V527 for your service and your sacrifice – we will never forget you.

Handler – Tim Hatton Police dog Leo passes away Northern Territory police’s longest serving drug detector dog, Leo, has passed away. Police made the announcement on social media today. Police dog Leo spent part of his career busting drug traffickers in Katherine. Leo started with NT Police after graduating from Australian Customs Service Detector training course in December 2008 and …

Died – 6/18/19 Handler – Trooper Clark EOW for Highway Patrol K-9 Barry The North Dakota Highway Patrol is sad to announce the End of Watch for one of their K-9’s. According to their Facebook page, K-9 Barry passed away Tuesday, June 18th after dealing with numerous medical issues throughout the year that he simply was not able to recover …

Died – 6/17/19 Handler – Officer Daniel Smokovich Milwaukee Police Department mourns loss of police K9 The Milwaukee Police Department mourns the passing of a young police K9 Monday. “Agu” served with his partner, Officer Daniel Smokovich, for five and a half years. Police say the K9 was trained in patrol work as well as narcotics and firearms detection. Agu …