K9 Memorials

Died 7/5/18 Police dog dies while on duty in force vehicle West Mercia have confirmed that one of their police dogs died while on duty yesterday (Thursday 5 July). The five-year-old called Ivy was in a “purpose-designed climate controlled police vehicle” with another dog when she was found unresponsive. She was taken to a vet, where she passed away. The …

Died – 7/3/18 FORMER BURTON TX POLICE K9 TUX PASSES AWAY Retired K-9 TUX, who served Burton, Washington County TX for more than seven years, died Tuesday. TUX, born in June 2005, began her service in Burton in May 2007, until her last deployment in December 2014. TUX was originally donated by Ken Gwen and The Malloy’s, and was trained …

Died – 7/3/18 Handler – Officer Patrick O’Connor Austin bids farewell to K9 Tex Austin Police Department K9 passed away in July, according to officials. K9 Tex, a Belgian Malinois, died due to natural causes. K9 Tex served APD with his handler Officer Patrick O’Connor, made 73 arrests, and served as a Special Operations K9 during his time on the …

Died – 7/2/18 Handler – Officer Joe Capodiferro RIP K9 Drak, Farmington PD. Thank you for your service K9 Drak started his career at the age of 2 1/2 years old with the Farmington Police Department with Officer Joe Capodiferro, now retired. K9 Drak spent 9 years as a duel purpose K9 with patrol and narcotics. In his career he …

Died – 6/30/18 Handler – Officer Daniel Holway Acton’s first police canine passes away Canine Miso was Acton’s first police canine. He was whelped Jan. 8, 2006 in the Czech Republic, and acquired by Acton in June 2007 when the Acton Police Department implemented its first Canine Team. Miso passed away peacefully with his handler by his side on June …

Died – 6/30/18 Handler – officer Brian Schmidt Houston police K-9 dies after 7 years of service with department A K-9 from the Houston Police Department died Saturday night, according to authorities. “We are sad to report that one of our K-9s, Jake, died last night of natural causes,” HPD said in a tweet. Officers say Jake would have been …

Died – 6/29/18 Handler – Sergeant Shaun Dicks Award winning Port Elizabeth police dog dies An award winning Port Elizabeth police dog – who has assisted in the fight against rhino poaching and helped arrest more than 400 criminals – has died. Bruno, an eight-year-old Rottweiler, was euthanized on Friday after losing his battle with cancer. Bruno was diagnosed about …

Retired Police K9 Mourned by Beverly Hills P.D. A retired Beverly Hills police dog who assisted in the seizure of more than $1 million in drug money over his career was remembered fondly by his department Wednesday after his death earlier this week. Merlin, who was 16 years and 9 months old, was the longest-living Beverly Hills Police Department K-9, …

Died 6/26/18 Handler – Officer Brian Viles Vancouver police dog dies 2 months after retiring A recently retired Vancouver police dog has died. Vancouver police reported Tuesday “with great sadness” that K9 Officer Enzo had passed away. Enzo retired on April 18 and spent the majority of the time since his retirement with his handler, Officer Brian Viles, and his …

Died – 6/26/18 A Detroit Police K-9 dog handler is under investigation after the dog died in a hot SUV earlier this summer. It was a series of failures that led to the death of Vito, a drug sniffing tracking K-9, according to police. “It is very tragic and the officer feels terrible about this,” said Cmdr. Darin Szilagy, who …