K9 Memorials

Died 5/15/17 Police Department announces death of service dog Rockne The Grand Island Police Department announced the death of police service dog Rockne on Tuesday morning. The male Dutch shepherd was 4 years old and had served the Police Department since 2016. Rockne, who had suffered from kidney-related illness, was euthanized on Monday night “to avoid further suffering and in …

Handler – Officer Coppedge Lake Wales K9 officer passes away at age 10 The Lake Wales Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its K9 officers. According to the department, 10-year-old K9 Fly was laid to rest earlier this month after dying from an illness. Fly served the department for more than six years with his partner, Officer …

Died – 5/16/17 Handler – Officer Bowne Post Falls Police Department’s first K9 dies Post Falls Police announced Tuesday that one of their retired police K9s has passed away. K9 Koda was the department’s first K9 and he started in late 2009. Officials said he came to work when he was 2-years-old and retired in 2015 after spending six years …

Died – 5/15/17 1st Handler – Lt. Shane Chaney 2nd Handler – Detective Shannon Daley Retired Casper Police Dog Passes Away A police dog who served with the Casper Police Department for nearly a decade before retiring in 2015 passed away Monday morning. K9 Bear started with the department in 2006. He was first handled by Lt. Shane Chaney. Detective …

Died – 5/15/17 Handler – Officer Jason Behr Edina K9 Blade dies from cancer A beloved K9 with the Edina Police Department has died, after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. The K9, named Blade, died Monday, May 15 after working with his partner Officer Jason Behr for more than seven years. Blade was born in Slovakia and …

Died – 5/14/17 Handler – Officer Kevin Webster South Portland police mourn loss of K-9 officer The South Portland Police Department is mourning the unexpected loss of a K-9 officer. “Sabre” was rushed to an emergency vet Sunday while off duty, and they had to put him down. He had been with the department since 2011, and had a number …

Died – 5/14/17 Handler – Sgt. Ian Sklar Broward Sheriff’s Office K-9 mistaken for coyote and fatally shot Pedro the police dog met an untimely off-duty death when he was mistaken for a coyote, shot and killed. Pedro lived with Broward sheriff’s Sgt. Ian Sklar in Parkland. The dog got out of Sklar’s fenced-in yard while running after an animal, …

Died 5/11/17 K9 Officer Freckles Dies on Duty The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a K-9 officer working to help track down a wanted man has died. The dog was called “Freckles” and worked with officers out of the Okaloossa Correctional Institution. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said “she was a great dog with a great nose who set the bar …

Died – 5/7/17 Handler – Officer Brian Neague Greenville Police mourn loss of retired K9 Members of the Greenville Police Department mourned the loss of a retired K9 officer in a Facebook post that was published Monday. The post reads as follows: Born to love. Trained to serve. Loyal to the end. It is with heavy hearts that we announce …

Died 5/7/17 Handler – Brian Pryor Shirley department says goodbye to K9 officer 5/9/17 Indiana The Shirley Police Department is mourning the lose of its long-serving police dog, which died Sunday after a battle with cancer. K9 officer Charon had served Shirley residents since 2010 and was a fixture in the little town. Police Chief Brian Pryor was forced to …