K9 Memorials

Died 6/5/23 Handler – Officer Neill Police K9 dies in hot car The Cobb County Police Department is investigating the death of a Cobb County Police K9 that occurred at Allatoona High School (3300 Dallas Acworth Highway, Acworth, GA, 30101) on Monday, June 5, 2023, just after 2 p.m. Officers were attending scheduled active shooter training at the school when …

Died 6/4/23 Handler – Officer Roger Reynolds Retired OVPD K-9 passes away Retired Oro Valley Police Department K-9 Bruno has sadly passed away.According to Steffany Young, the wife of Roger Reynold, Bruno passed away Sunday. Bruno was a Belgian Malinois imported from Czechoslovakia and joined the force in 2013. His handler was Roger Reynolds. Bruno retired from OVPD in 2020 …

1st Handler – Nevada State Police Trooper Vietti 2nd Handler – Deputy Gamboa Washoe sheriff canine Murphy has died The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday that Murphy, a police dog, has died. The springer spaniel was born in Ireland and was trained in narcotics detection. He worked with Deputy Gamboa with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking area task force. …

Died 6/4/23 Handler – Officer Karlos Ramos Miami-Dade police mourns death of beloved K9 officer It is with a heavy heart that the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department announces the passing of K-9 Officer Gideon. K-9 Officer Gideon began suffering from health issues in March, and after waging a valiant battle, succumbed to his illness on June 4th, 2023. Though …

Died – 6/3/23 1st Handler – Officer Fettig 2nd Handler – Officer Roberto Martinez Oshkosh Police K9 passes away Oshkosh Police say one of its K9s, Lando, passed away on Saturday. In a news release, Oshkosh Police say K9 Lando — a German Shepard — became unexpectedly ill from an autoimmune disease known as Myasthenia Gravis. Police say medical staff …

Died – 6/2/23 Handler – Officer Plummer IMPD says goodbye to beloved K-9 officer Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said goodbye to a beloved K-9 officer on Friday.IMPD shared a video on Twitter, saying 5-year-old K9 Charlie passed away after a courageous battle against lymphoma. Officers gathered at the VCA animal hospital to give Charlie a loving and proper send-off before …

Died – 6/1/23 Former Dothan Police K9 dog passes away Former Dothan Police K9 passed away peacefully on Thursday at his home due to advanced age. According to Dothan Police Facebook post, Canine Zipo began his career with the department in 2009 and remained there for seven years until retiring in 2016. After he retired, he lived out the rest …

Died 6/1/23 Handler – Sgt. Joe Wojcik Shelby Township Police lose K-9 Morpheus Among Wednesday morning’s news reports was this sorrowful post about the loss of a service dog at one of Macomb County’s police departments: “With great sadness, the Shelby Township Police Department announces the passing of K-9 Morpheus, who passed away June, 1, 2023 from natural causes. Please …

Died 5/31/23 Handler – Officer Marc Keske North Chicago Police Department announces death of retired canine who worked in department for years The North Chicago Police Department announced that one of their retired police canines recently died after previously serving several years on the force. The department made the announcement Tuesday morning, saying “it is with heavy heart” to announce …

Died 5/28/23 Handler – Officer Jeffrey Condon The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Tengo on 5/28/23 at the age of 9 years old who was partnered with Officer Jeffrey Condon for 7 years with the Vernon Police Department. K9 Tengo retired a month ago and had served Vernon from 2016 …