K9 Memorials

Died 7/21/23 Handler – Sgt. Nic Banuelos Former UWPD K9 dies suddenly, just a month after retiring A former UW Police Department K-9 died suddenly, just over a month after her fellow officers celebrated her retirement. On Friday, UWPD revealed the onetime K-9 Maya got very sick earlier in the day and passed away. Its statement noted that Maya was …

Handler – Officer Chris Wells Retired Muncie Police K-9 Carlos Mourned Carlos served the Muncie Police Department alongside his partner Officer Chris Wells from 2011 to 2021. According to a Facebook post from the City of Muncie, Carlos was one of the finest K-9 officers at locating people who needed to be found. The partners were regarded as highly respected …

Died 7/21/23 Handler – Officer Robert Shepherd Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By Egg Harbor Township Police “It is with heavy heart that we report the passing of Egg Harbor Township Police K9 Neiko,” the department announced on Friday, July 21.Neiko was a Belgian Shepherd that started his service with the Township in May 2014, after graduating from the …

Handler – Captain Ryan Koop Mattoon PD remembers K9 It’s with a heavy heart that we report that MPD K9 Brix (Retired) passed away yesterday, surrounded by his family. He served the City of Mattoon from 2014-2020. K9 Brix not only played a big role assisting Officers taking narcotics off the street and locating individuals but was always a favorite …

Died 7/20/23 Miami-Dade Police airport K-9 dies after suffering heat stroke The South Florida heat is not just impacting humans, but animals too. A K-9 with the Miami-Dade Police Department, Airport Operations Bureau died after suffering a heat stroke Wednesday, officials said. At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday her handler requested emergency assistance because the K-9, also known as Zita, …

Died – 7/20/23 Lawrenceville PD K9 Hyro dies during surgery, laid to rest after ‘impressive career’ The Lawrenceville Police Department has announced the loss of one of its “beloved” K9 officers. Over the last few days, K9 Hyro began showing signs of an illness, according to the police department. On Thursday night, he passed away during surgery at UGA Veterinary …

Died – 7/20/23 Handler – Officer Kevin Eckenrode K-9 Nyxx Mourned By Middletown Township Police The Middletown Township Police Department has announced the death of its K-9 Nyxx. Police said Thursday that Nyxx served alongside Officer Kevin Eckenrode for many years. During Nyxx’s time with the police department, he had over 400 deployments which resulted in more than 100 surrenders.Nyxx …

Died 7/20/23 Handler – Officer Michael Daisley Novi police dog dies of medical complication The Novi Police Department is grieving the loss of one of its own. K-9 Diesel, a decorated three-year veteran of the Novi Police Department, died at home July 20 after suffering an undisclosed medical complication. “Officer Michael Daisley, Diesel’s handler, and the entire department are deeply …

Died 7/20/23 Handler – Officer Kenneth Nawrocki GRPD announce passing of K9 officer The Grand Rapids Police Department announced today in a Facebook post that K9 Officer Bosco passed away. Bosco was an active-duty K9 with the department, they said they do not have all the answers yet but it seems he had a health issue that had gone undetected …

Died 7/19/23 Retired Estero Fire Rescue K9 passes away Estero Fire Rescue announced the passing of a retired K9, Ember, on July 19 — just shy of her 15th birthday. Ember, also known as ‘Emmy’, joined Estero Fire Rescue in 2009 at just 10 weeks of age and began traveling across Florida as an ambassador for the fire service and …