K9 Memorials

Died 5/4/23 Handler – Lt. Jason Wetherby Retired St. Albans Police Department K9 dies A retired K9 officer and beloved veteran of the St. Albans Police Department has passed away, according to department officials. K9 Officer Wyatt died on May 4 after serving 10 years with his handler, Lt. Jason Wetherby, from 2009-19, according to a post on the St. …

1st Handler – Oficer Benjamin Neuhardt 2nd Handler – Officer Andrew Stewart Retired Barnesville K9 Dixie dies Dixie, a retired K9 with the Barnesville Police Department, has died after a recent diagnosis with cancer. Dixie was nearly 10 years of age.Dixie started her career in 2014 with her handler Benjamin Neuhardt and in 2016 she partnered up with Officer Andrew …

Handler – Sgt. Jeremy Rushkoski K9 put down after his final shift Max, a K-9 at the Saugerties Police Department, has officially completed his last tour of duty. Sadly, the department says Max was suffering from an aggressive form of cancer and was put down shortly after his final shift. The Saugerties Police Department says Max will be missed, but …

Handler – Major Trent Lindgren Alpharetta Department Of Public Safety K9 Arnold Dies Unexpectedly Alpharetta Department of Public Safety (ADPS) K9 Arnold died unexpectedly according to his department. The ADPS confirmed the beloved K9’s death in a press release the following day. “We are heartbroken to announce that K9 Officer Arnold passed away at home with his family,” the police …

Handler – Constable Kelsey Bighetty Retired Prince Albert police service dog passes away A special place in heaven has been reserved for a former K-9 member of the Prince Albert Police Service.Through their Facebook page, the police service confirmed Friday, Daxa had passed away at the age of 11.Daxa spent five years with the Prince Albert Police Service and was …

Died 4/27/23 Handler – Officer Jason Tudryn Burbank Police Mourn Death Of Retired Police Dog Lary Burbank police K9 Lary spent nine years on the streets chasing down bad guys and sniffing out millions of dollars in cash and illegal drugs. Even in his well deserved retirement, Lary, Burbank police’s K9, wanted to go to work with his partner Officer …

Handler – Sgt. Jeff Dionne Grand Rapids police say goodbye to K-9 Atos Grand Rapids police laid one of their own to rest Tuesday. K-9 Atos joined the Grand Rapids Police Department in 2015 as a nationally certified patrol K-9 with a scent specialty in explosives detection, according to the department. Throughout his nearly decade-spanning career, K-9 Atos and his …

Handler – Deputy Wes Riley K9 at Alachua County Sheriff’s Office dies Alachua County Sheriff’s officials are mourning the loss of one of their K9′s. Tuesday afternoon, officials announced the death of K9 Knight. Knight and his handler, K9 Deputy Wes Riley, spent seven years together serving ASO. Knight helped track hundreds of suspects. Officials say his loss will be …

Died – 4/24/23 Handler – Officer David Duncan Former UK Police Department K-9 Baska dies A former University of Kentucky Police Department K-9 who served for seven years died Monday.K-9 Bask joined UKPD in 2010 where she was the agency’s second narcotics detection canine and the first to be certified in tracking, article recovering and building searches, according to a …

Died – 4/23/23 Handler – Sgt. Cameron Bryant South Carolina police department in mourning following unexpected death of K-9 The Sumter Police Department family mourns the loss of K-9 Murphy, who died unexpectedly Sunday following a brief illness. Certified in human tracking and article and narcotics detection, K-9 Murphy’s service with the department began in 2017 when he was assigned …