K9 Memorials

Died – 9/21/15 Handler – Sgt. Mike Prudenti Retired Aurora Police K9 Dies Aurora Police Department’s first ever K9 police officer has gone to police dog heaven. Sgt. Mike Prudenti says K9 Cib died on Monday of medical complications. The German shepherd was 12 years old. Cib was born in the Czech Republic in 2003. He was brought to the …

Died 9/19/15 Handler – Officer S. Lemmon Police investigating death of police dog that went missing Helios, Sunnyside’s beloved K-9 found dead Saturday, was shot to death, authorities said. On Tuesday September 22, 2015 Sunnyside Police K9 Helios was transported to the WSU Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab in Pullman, where a necropsy was conducted to determine his cause of death. …

Died 9/19/15 Handler – Deputy Chris Hryc Citrus County Police dog passes away Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy is sad to announce that K9 Zeus, one of the agency’s greatest patrol dogs, passed away over the weekend. K9 Zeus was being kenneled at a local animal hospital while his handler, Deputy Chris Hryc, was out of the county. This is …

Died – 9/18/15 Handler – Deputy State Fire Marshal Howard Ewing Fire Marshal’s Office mourning the death of K-9 Inez Over the weekend, State Fire Marshal Brian Geraci announced the death of Inez, the canine, who with partner Deputy State Fire Marshal Howard Ewing, was one of the three K-9 accelerant teams operated by the Office of the State Fire …

Died 9/17/15 Handler – C. Dhanasekaran Fort City Dog Squad Loses Its Veteran Sniffer to Cancer After serving for almost seven-and-a-half years in the Police Dog Squad, the German Shepherd, Cheetah, breathed her last on Thursday after suffering from cancer for over two months. The was laid to rest with full police honors on the premises of the Sniffer Dog …

Died – 9/16/15 Handler – Cpl. James Kaelin Gloucester Township police mourn loss of retired K9 Police in the township are mourning the death of a K9 who worked for the department for more than eight years before retiring in July. A Gloucester Township police Nixle community alert sent Wednesday afternoon said K9 Brutus, a 9-year-old German Shepherd, died as …

Died 9/14/15 Handler – Officer Jeff Felt Former Madison Police K9 passes away Madison Police say a former K9 with their department has passed away. According to a post on their Facebook page, K9 Gildon died after serving with MPD from 2006 to 2013. The K9 was born in Germany in 2004. Madison Police say the work Gildon did in …

Died – 9/11/15 Handler – Officer Aaron Harlow Huber Heights police mourn K9 Sammy The Huber Heights Police Department is mourning the loss of a K9 cop. Sammy was battling several health issues since his retirement from the force in February 2014. He and Officer Aaron Harlow were a team on the streets from 2003 until Sammy’s retirement. Huber Heights …

Died – 9/10/15 Handler – Cpl. Jeff Eldridge Crown Point police mourn K-9 officer Crown Point Police are mourning the loss of one of their own. K-9 Officer Buddy, 9, a member of the force for seven years, died Thursday of an aggressive form of cancer, police said. His partner Cpl. Jeff Eldridge described Buddy as a special dog who …

Died 9/10/15 Handler – Fire Marshal Joe Bracamonte It is with great sadness that the Globe Fire Department announce the passing of Arson K-9 Unit “Frank.” Frank passed away on Sept. 10 after a long battle with a terminal illness. Frank was the Globe’s Fire Department’s first-ever arson detection dog. He served on active duty from 2007 to 2011 in …