K9 Memorials

Died – 6/18/17 Handler – Officer Nic Anson St. Charles Police K-9 Aries dies after 8 years of service A beloved furry member of the St. Charles Police Department died on Sunday, according to a news release from the City of St. Charles. Aries, a 10-year-old police K-9, had served with the department for eight years and with his designated …

Died 6/18/17 Handler – Deputy Sheriff Mark Crum It is with a heavy heart and great sadness the Greene County Sheriff’s Department must announce the death of K-9 Officer Ren. She died one day after being struck by a vehicle near her home. K-9 Officer Ren was a four-year-old Belgian Malinois and a two-year veteran of the Greene County Sheriff’s …

Died – 6/18/17 Handler – Sgt. George Vinson Recently retired Fargo police dog dies A Fargo K9 who retired from the police force last month after 10 years on the job has died. Earl suffered a throat injury shortly after he retired. A growth formed in the back of his throat, making it difficult for Earl to eat, drink and …

Died – 6/16/17 Handler – Deputy. Ron Hoover Cumberland County announces unexpected death of beloved bomb-sniffing dog The Cumberland County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday announced the death of the German Shepard known as K9 Magnum, a tracking and explosive detecting dog that had served the department since 2013. According to a news release, Magnum had been receiving treatment for a …

Died – 6/16/17 Handler – Sgt. Art Merrigan End of shift for highly regarded Bow police dog Osci A retired and beloved police officer took his last ride through Bow on Friday. K9 Osci was escorted by nearly a dozen members of Bow, Boscawen and New Hampshire State Police, the Bow Fire Department and the Emergency Management team through the …

Died 6/15/17 Handler – Officer Shan Hanon Bellingham police mourn sudden death of Brick, a bomb-sniffing K-9 Bellingham police are mourning the loss Brick, of a bomb-sniffing dog, who died from injuries he suffered on a work break earlier this month. Brick, a German shepherd, sniffed out bombs, guns and ammunition at checkpoints for U.S. soldiers in Iraq for two …

Handler – Officer McBride Retired Ellwood City Police Canine Passes Away Lt. David Kingston-Operations Officer released the following statement: It is with great sadness ECPD reports the passing of Ellwood City Police Canine and McBride family pet “Jozek.” Jozek, a Czech born German Shepard, came to ECPD in March of 2007 and worked as part of the canine team. JOZEK …

Handler – PC Dave Pert Britain’s longest serving police dog dies after 11 years in service A “legendary” super-sniffer police dog who served Cambridgeshire police and other forces for more than a decade has died. Britain’s oldest police dog, the former drugs, cash and weapons detection Spaniel Brewster, who was aged 15, and served with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire …

Died – 6/14/17 Handler – Ofc Serratore K-9 dies in patrol car from heat exhaustion Cook County Forest Preserves K-9 died June 14 in a patrol car apparently from complications caused by heat exposure, officials said. The K-9, known as Drago, is believed to have been left unattended in the forest preserve police car while the officer processed an alleged …

Died – 6/13/17 Handler – Detective Christopher Nugent Retired Shelton police dog dies Police dog Jager came to the department in 2008 partially through a donation from People’s United Bank. Jager was paired with Detective Christopher Nugent. Jager assisted several local, state and federal agencies during his career and approximately 75 successful tracks, police said in a release. The police …