K9 Memorials

Brevard Sheriff’s Office Says Goodbye to Retired K-9 ‘Cargo’ After Dedicated Service to BCSO, US Marine Corp Earlier today, members of our Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and our K-9 Unit said goodbye to retired K-9 “Cargo” who served our agency from 2015 until retiring in 2017. K-9 “Cargo” started as an explosives detection dog in 2011 with the United States …

Handler – Cpl. Smith 13-year-old Prince George’s County K9 officer passes away A retired Prince George’s County K-9 officer has passed away, the police department said Wednesday. The Special Operations Division – Canine Section, is mourning the loss of 13-year-old Tayaut. She joined the department back in 2010 and assisted the department in locating multiple missing people and helped apprehend …

Handler – Sergeant Trupp Dayton Police Department mourns loss of retired K9 Baron The Dayton Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired K9.“It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of retired K9 Baron,” the police department said in a social media post. “Baron will be greatly missed, not only by Sergeant Trupp but all of …

Died 6/27/23 Handler – Officer Dave Pletsch Springfield Police retired K9 passes away from cancer A retired Springfield Police K9 passed away on June 27. Retired Officer Dave Pletsch #488 laid to rest his retired K9 partner Utah. K9 Utah’s life was drastically reduced due to a recently diagnosed, untreatable cancer. Members of the Springfield Police K9 Unit, Sangamon County …

Died 6/27/23 Handler – Detective Sgt. Frank Cavazos Trenton Police Department heartbroken over death of former K-9 Officer Delo Hearts are heavy in the Trenton Police Department as they share the news that former Police K-9 Officer Delo has died.Trenton Police Chief Mike Hawking said the police dog actually died Tuesday, but the public announcement was delayed to give his …

Died – 6/27/23 Handler – Officer Brian Eggebrecht Nacogdoches police K9 dies following illness The Nacogdoches Police Department released a statement Tuesday on the death of a K9. K9 Hunter had been with the department since June 2018 according to the release, and was recently diagnosed with a “crippling” autoimmune disease. According to the department, Hunter’s health declined rapidly, and …

Died – 6/27/23 Handler – Sgt. Tony Hawpe Retired Newton police K-9 dies after medical emergency The Newton Police Department says a retired K-9 officer has died after suffering a sudden medical emergency on Tuesday. Bella was 9 years old. NPD said Bella’s career began in 2015 as a certified patrol and narcotics detection K-9 in the patrol division with …

Handler – Officer Bryan Moen Bozeman Police Department says goodbye to retired police dog The Bozeman Police Department was sad to announce the passing of former police canine, Nyah, on their facebook page Tuesday. During her service with Officer Bryan Moen from 2012 to 2016, Nyah’s expert nose assisted in hundreds of investigations.While Nyah was a Bozeman Police Canine, she …

Handler – Sgt. James Gayler Monroe police say goodbye to retired K-9 Simba The Monroe Police Department is saying goodbye to retired K-9 Simba, who recently passed away. Simba and his handler, Sgt. James Gayler, were the department’s first K-9 team. The department said they will miss giving Simba belly rubs and are grateful for his service to the community. …

Died 6/24/23 Hankler – Officer Aaron Coates Retired Streetsboro K-9 put to rest just shy of 15th birthday Just shy of 15 years old, and served the Streetsboro community for 9 1/2 years with K-9 Officer Aaron Coates died June 24. He medically retired, and spent the rest of his time with the Coates family. During his years of service, …