Tag Archives: AZ

Died – 6/27/22 Phoenix Police K9 Officer ‘Murphy’ passes away after nearly a decade of service The Phoenix Police Department says Murphy served residents of Phoenix for nearly 8 years before retiring. He was battling an “advanced medical condition” the department says, and he passed away on June 27.”Our hearts go out to his handler, Andrew, and his family,” the …

Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Announces The Passing Of Retired K-9 “Kiko” The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office announced that a retired K-9, “Kiko” passed away recently. Kiko was an eight year veteran of the Coconino County Sheriff’s office from 2008 until 2016, which is when his handler Deputy Rick Shouse retired as well. Kiko continued to live out his retirement with …

K9 Gizmo EOW: 12-3-2021 The Phoenix Police Department and Meintel family are mourning the loss of one of their own, Retired K9 Gizmo. Gizmo passed away peacefully this evening at home surrounded by his family and those who loved him most.K9 Gizmo selflessly served with the Phoenix Police Department from March 2013 to March 2018 as a member of the …

Handler – T. Williams Pinal County Sheriff’s Department mourning the loss of K-9 Troy We are sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Troy. K9 Troy began his service with PCSO in January of 2014 as a dual purpose service dog trained to detect narcotic odors and perform patrol service work. During his career, the 10-year-old Belgian Malinois had …

Died 9/16/21 After 10 years of service, retired Phoenix Police K-9 Gilly passes away The Phoenix Police Department is mourning the loss of Gilly, a former K-9 who died on Sept. 16 while at home with his family. Gilly began working with the department back in 2009 as a patrol dog trained in narcotics detection and served for more than …

Died 9/7/21 Handler – Officer Lin The Phoenix Police Department and Lin family are mourning the loss of one of their own, recently retired K9 Haro. Haro passed away on Tuesday. surrounded by his family after a battle with kidney disease.  Those who knew Haro best describe him as a happy and social dog, who had the heart of a …

Died 6/23/21 Handler – Officer Brad Barton Marana in mourning after Police K9 Atlas dies while on duty The law enforcement community is in mourning after a Marana Police Department K9 officer died while on duty Wednesday night. On Wednesday evening, Officer Brad Barton and his partner K9 Officer Atlas were finishing up their shift for the night when Barton …

Died 5/26/21 Handler – Officer Joe Bianculli Retired Marana Police Department K9 officer laid to rest The Marana community in mourning after a beloved retired K9 officer passed away Wednesday afternoon. According to Marana Police Department, K9 Fany was laid to rest on Wednesday after enjoying five years of retirement with her handler, Officer Joe Bianculli and his family. Fany …

TPD K9 officer passes away at 10 years old Tucson Police Department said their final goodbyes to its retired K-9 officer Riley, who passes away at the age of 10 years old. According to a tweet shared by TPD, Riley was an, “exceptional police dog with an amazing career… [who] had hundreds of drug finds, several hundred criminal finds and …

Died – 4/12/21 Handler – Officer Jim Jeffries Tempe Police Department announces death of 13-year-old K9 The Tempe Police Department is mourning the death of 13-year-old police K9 Nanouc, the department announced on social media on Monday. The department said Nanouc served the City of Tempe with retired K9 Officer Jim Jeffries from 2010-2015. “It is with a very heavy …