K9 Memorials

Died – 12/27/18 Handler – Lieutenant Grooms Butler City Police K-9 Dies The Butler City Police Department says their K-9 officer has died. Police Chief Bob O’Neill says K-9 Gunner seemed to be feeling ill on Thursday evening so his handler, Lieutenant Grooms, took Gunner to the veterinarian. The vet found that Gunner had many irreparable internal issues. O’Neill says …

Died – 12/27/18 Handler – Deputy Talton Pueblo County canine crime fighter dies after battle with cancer K-9 PC passed away Dec. 27 after a short battle with cancer, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. PC was an 11-year-old Dutch shepherd who had served as a canine crime fighter for the county since 2009.”We are saddened by the loss of PC, …

Died – 12/27/18 Handler – OSP Senior Trooper Freitag Retired OSP drug detection K9 dies: ‘Keno will be greatly missed’ A former Oregon State Police drug detection K9 passed away just months after retirement, officials said Thursday. K9 Keno started working with OSP Senior Trooper Freitag in February of 2015. They were based out of the Salem-area command.His career was …

Died – 12/26/18 Handler – Lt. Steven Bose Waterloo Police announce death of K-9 officer Mitch An award-winning retired K-9 officer died Wednesday, according to the Waterloo Police Department. Mitch, a 10-year-old German shepherd trained as a K-9 narcotics and patrol officer, died on the day after Christmas at the home of Lt. Steven Bose, where he had lived since …

Died – 12/25/18 Handler – Detective Brandon Bell Saying farewell to K9 Riky Fostoria Police Department is saying farewell to a furry friend. Detective Brandon Bell, said Riky, an 11-year-old German shepherd, died at Bell’s house on Christmas Day. Riky never officially retired but hadn’t been used this year. “I think, over the years, we had a lot of success,” …

Died – 12/24/18 Deputy-involved shooting near mall in Florida, police dog shot and killed Deputies have confirmed two suspect are in custody after a deputy-involved shooting that left a police dog dead outside The Mall at Wellington Green. The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Monday in the parking lot by the mall’s food court, according to a Palm Beach …

Died 12/24/18 Handler – Special Agent Jeff Shatzer Retired K-9 of the Iowa State Fire Marshal Division, Pogo, a 7-year-old yellow Labrador retriever who was partnered with retired Special Agent Jeff Shatzer since April 2013, retiring in July 2016. K-9 Pogo was put down after she stopped eating and an Iowa City veterinarian discovered two inoperable liver tumors Dec. 24.

Died – 12/24/18 Handler – Officer Dave Sanchez Westchester Police Mourn Loss Of K9 Narcotics Officer The Westchester County Police Department said goodbye to a veteran K9 drug-detecting dog over the holiday season. While many were celebrating the holidays, the department announced that retired canine officer Sal has died on Christmas Eve. Sal had been retired from the department since …

Died -12/24/18 It’s with deep regret to inform you RPD Aukan unexpectedly passed away, on Christmas Eve, he served with Humberside police for 9yrs, even coming out of retirement for a further 6mths to help out. He’s greatly missed and was a legend at work & home.

Died – 12/24/18 Hero police dog killed while trying to take down murder suspect on Christmas Eve A police dog was killed while trying to tackle a suspected murderer outside a shopping centre on Christmas Eve. K9 Cigo was in the middle of taking down suspected Latin Kings gang member The Mall in Wellington Green, Florida, when he was shot. …