K9 Memorials

Died – 4/18/24 Handler – Special Agent Supervisor Stephanie Cassidy K-9 Maple passes away following battle with cancer Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials are mourning the death of a pioneer K-9 who passed away Thursday after a battle with cancer.K-9 Maple, the agency’s first Electronic Storage Detection canine, passed away Thursday, FDLE said in a news release.Maple’s career started …

Died 4/18/24 Handler – Sgt. J. Greenawalt Summerville K9 Chaos dies ‘unexpectedly’ at the age of 9: SPD Chaos, a K9 with the Summerville Police Department (SPD), has passed away.A German Shepherd, Chaos died on April 18 at the age of nine. The SPD described his death as “unexpected”.According to the SPD, Chaos joined the department in 2018 and served …

Handler – officer Patrick Reardon Police mourn death of police dog Erik The Police Department is mourning the death of its retired police dog Erik, who served as the department’s first police dog.Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley said in a Facebook post that Erik, a German shepherd, would have turned 14 years old next week, but died following a brief …

Died – 4/15/24 Handler – Ray Stoops Tulsa Fire Department mourns the loss of K9 Magnum Ray Stoops The Tulsa Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their K9s.The department posted on Facebook Wednesday morning that it was the end of watch for OKTF-1 K9 Magnum Ray Stoops.The K9 died on Monday.In the post, the department said, “We …

Died 4/15/24 Handler – Sgt. Kurt Kroeper Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Mourns K9 Skye It is with deep regret that the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of K-9 Skye, beloved partner of Sgt. Kurt Kroeper. The ten-year-old Bloodhound retired at the end of 2023 and passed away April 15, after being diagnosed with cancer. Skye began her career …

Died 4/15/24 Handler – Officer Patrick Newbill ‘I’ll miss him:’ Largo Police officer remembers K9 after dog dies The expression “man’s best friend” couldn’t be truer when it came to Officer Patrick Newbill and his K9, Murphy.”He gave me a lot of memories, and he hasn’t even been gone 24 hours yet,” Newbill said.Officer Newbill had to say goodbye to …

Died – 4/15/24 Handler – Sgt. Allen Russell Retired Blount County K9 dies The Blount County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that K9 Daisy, who was previously with the department, passed away Monday.Daisy was a bloodhound handled by Sgt. Allen Russell. During her time with the sheriff’s office, she was reportedly responsible for tracking and finding missing and wanted persons across …

Died – 4/15/24 Tulsa Fire Department mourns the loss of K9 Magnum Ray Stoops The Tulsa Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their K9s.The department posted on Facebook Wednesday morning that it was the end of watch for OKTF-1 K9 Magnum Ray Stoops.The K9 died on Monday.In the post, the department said, “We appreciate all your hard …

Handler – Chief Petty Officer James Grant Coast Guard bid farewell to a true hero, Senior Chief Canine Sonya Exactly a decade ago, Sonya joined our ranks, and two days ago, she crossed the Rainbow Bridge, leaving a void that can never be filled.Sonya’s impact extended far beyond her duties. She was not only a trusted partner to her handler …

Handler – Sgt. Jacob Schiller Mequon P.D. mourns sudden and unexpected passing of retired K9 Iron With heavy hearts, we share the news of the sudden and unexpected passing of retired K9 Iron. Iron was brought to our department with the assistance of the @mtcfgives in 2015 where Iron served alongside his handler, Sgt. Jacob Schiller, for 8 1/2 years, …