K9 Memorials

Died 4/10/17 Handler – Sheriff’s Deputy James Parsons County suffers loss of K-9 Officer K-9 officers are an important part of law enforcement today, and the loss of Otoe County K-9 Officer Kane will be felt by the entire department. After eight years of dedicated service with his partner, Otoe County Sheriff’s Deputy James Parsons, Kane passed away April 10. …

Died 4/9/17 Handler – Officer Donald Ridge Wasilla police lose K9 officer to cancer The Wasilla Police Department has lost one of its K9 Officers, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The social media post says K9 Marshal became ill during the night and during an attempted surgery “an aggressive cancer was located and Marshal did not …

Handler – Officer Tim Sylvester North Tonawanda Police mourn loss of K9 Officer The North Tonawanda Police Department had to say goodbye to one of its K9 Officers earlier this week. K9 Officer Regin officially retired Tuesday after suffering from cancer. Regin was a 7-year-old Belgian Mallnois Shepard who served alongside North Tonawanda Police Officer Tim Sylvester. Regin started patrol …

Died – 4/7/17 Handler – Officer Craig Stahl Macon County K-9 officer dies after cancer diagnosis The Macon County Sheriff’s Office said goodbye to one of their K-9 officers on Tuesday. Officer Conan, a Belgium Malinois, was put down after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was 9 years old. “Part of me left today as I watched Conan pass …

Died – 4/7/17 Sniffer dog killed in IED blast; handler injured A sniffer dog of the CRPF died and its handler injured today when a pressure bomb planted by Maoists went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said. The incident occurred at around 1620 hrs when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of CRPF’s 170thbattalion was returning to its camp after …

Died 4/7/17 Handler – Officer John McCauley Eastlake police K9 dies unexpectedly An Eastlake police K9 died unexpectedly Friday, according to the police department. Eastlake police Patrolman John McCauley posted that his partner, K9 Ekko, died unexpectedly at home “without warning.” He wrote that he was unaware of any issues with his partner. Ekko joined the Eastlake Police Department in …

Died – 4/6/17 Handler – Spec. Kevin Adams Fort Carson renders honors to long serving military police dog Dragon Dragon, a military working dog, spent his last day eating steak and playing ball. The German shepherd served in the Army for nine years and five months before he was diagnosed with non-operative, aggressive cancer on March 31 and euthanized Thursday. …

Died – 4/6/17 Waterloo Regional Police mourn passing of canine member Titan German shepherd worked on force since 2015, made 18 captures Waterloo Regional Police officials are saddened to bid goodbye to much-adored team member, Titan, a three-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd police dog that died Thursday, April 6, due to a sudden illness. The shepherd, which recently helped catch a knife-wielding …

Handler – Cpl. Patrick Mumaw Retired Collier K-9 deputy passes away A former Collier County Sheriff’s Office K9 died over the weekend. The CCSO K9 Unit Facebook page announced that Jimmy, who served from 2007 to 2013, passed away due to medical complications. The 12-year-old dog was credited with helping his handler capture “countless fugitives” during his career. During his …

Handler – Officer Darrin Lahr Austin police K9 dies from aggressive form of cancer K9 Blitz, who entered service with the Austin Police Department in 2008, has died from an aggressive form of cancer. Blitz’s partner, Officer Darrin Lahr and his family, have laid Blitz to rest. The patrol K9 was previously diagnosed with Multifocal Large Cell Lymph sarcoma. For …