K9 Memorials

K9 Knight – Peterborough, Canada

Died – 3/14/16 Handler – Const. Brent Mason Retired city police dog Knight dies Retired Peterborough Police dog Knight died Monday. Knight retired from the force in 2012 at nine years old.The German shepherd spent his retirement years with his former handler, Const. Brent Mason. Knight was euthanized Monday after a brief illness, said Insp. Dan Smith. “We’re saddened by …

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K9 Milo – Dane County, Wisconsin

Handler – Deputy Miles Enger Retired Dane County K9 passes away The Dane County Sheriff’s Office announced the passing of retired K9 Milo. Milo, a yellow Lab, was activated by the DCSO in May of 2005 to partner with Deputy Enger as his second Cadaver, Search and Rescue dog. Milo had to retire early, in 2010, due to a medical …

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K9 Bang – Durham, North Carolina

Died 3/11/16 Handler – Investigator K.L. Roberts K9 Bang Passes It is with sadness we announce the passing of retired Durham Police Department K9 Bang. K9 Bang was 13 years old and served the Durham Police Department from 2003 – 2010. Bang was retired to his Handler Investigator K.L. Roberts. He was diagnosed with cancer and put to sleep.

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K9 Nero – Mercer County, New Jersey

Died 3/2/16 Handler – Sheriff’s Officer Pat Papero Distinguished Mercer County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Dog Dies Unexpectedly A distinguished K-9 patrol dog who has served with the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office for seven years passed away on March 2. K-9 Officer Nero’s unexpected death from an undetermined medical illness was suspected to be heart related, Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler …

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K9 Duke – Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Handler – Detective Todd Carnes Duke, city’s first canine officer, dies Tahlequah police officers are mourning the loss of the city’s first canine officer, a 12-year-old chocolate Labrador named Duke. In his later years on the job, Duke came to be described as “a lover, not a fighter,” a description coined by his longtime handler, Detective Todd Carnes. That depiction …

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K9 Vigor – Monroe County, Tennessee

Died – 3/9/16 Handler – Deputy Sgt. BJ Johnson Police canine drowns while tracking suspect A police canine with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, was killed after being swept away in a raging river near Tellico Plains, Tennessee. The dog, a nine-year-old Dutch shepherd named “Vigor,” drowned in the Tellico River while in the pursuit of a wanted suspect identified …

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K9 Woody -New York State

Died 3/8/16 It is with Great Sadness i announce the passing of K9 Woody his last search was the Avonte Quinto Search in NY. he passed away tonight from a Ruptured Spleen and was bleeding internally. You Will be missed

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K9 Tank – Reading, Pennsylvania

Died – 3/2/16 Handler – Sgt. Jason Linderman Reading police pay tribute to dedicated K9 Reading police paid tribute to one of the most loyal members of the department. K9 Ofc. Tank helped track down criminals for years, but on Wednesday he was laid to rest after an emotional send off. “Tank was one of those dogs people fell in …

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K9 Dax – Okaloosa, Florida

Died – 3/1/16 Handler – Deputy Tim Patterson K-9 Dax crosses the Rainbow Bridge Dax, the K-9 officer who survived a 30-foot fall onto a concrete floor while in the line of duty last December, has passed away after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tim Patterson, who served as Dax’s handler …

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