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Died – 4/3/20 Handler – Officer Matt Williams K9 Turco was a previous member of the Prescott Valley Police Department. K9 Turco died peacefully in the home of his former handler, Officer Matt Williams. Notable achievements in K9 Turco’s career include locating quantities of marijuana, methamphetamines, cocaine, and heroin, along with hundreds of pieces of drug paraphernalia. But he especially …

Died – 1/21/20 Handler – , Officer Tony Sanborn K9 Raider became a part of our family in 2010 as Tony’s first partner. He had an incredibly productive two years protecting the citizens of Scottsdale and Tony. He survived being shot while apprehending a suspect in 2012. His story of survival still baffles veterinarians. Against all odds K9 Raider returned …

Died – 11/22/19 Handler – Officer Thomas Linville 7-year-old Yuma police K9 unit dog dies after being diagnosed with cancer A 7-year-old K9 unit dog with the Yuma Police Department has died, police officials said in a news release. Bolo, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, died Friday. He took his last walk, carrying a toy in his mouth, with …

Died – 11/22/19 Handler – Officer Doug Jones An El Mirage neighborhood was swarmed with a heavy police presence after a police K-9 unit dog was shot and killed Friday night. El Mirage Police Chief Paul Marzocca, in a statement posted on the department’s Facebook page, confirmed the dog’s death Friday night.”It is with a heavy heart that I announce …

Died – 6/24/19 Handler – Officer Andy Jirtcil Community mourns TPD’s first SWAT K9, Jake Tucson Police Department is mourning the loss of the department’s first SWAT K9 officer after he passed away on Monday. According to TPD, K9 Jake joined the department in 2011 when he was 3 years old. The department’s first Belgian Malinois quickly made an impression …

K9 Cido – Buckeye, Arizona Died – 1/7/19 Handler – Officer Dave Smith Cido, retired Buckeye Police K-9, passes away Officials with Buckeye Police say one of its retired police K-9s has passed away. In a statement released Tuesday night, officials say Cido, a Belgian Malinois from the Czech Republic passed away on January 7 at the age of 12. …

Gilbert PD raise ‘final salute’ to K9 Murphy who died of cancer The Gilbert Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their K9 units after he died from cancer. They said the K9 Murphy was recently diagnosed with a very aggressive and debilitating form of cancer. K-9 Murphy is a Dutch Shepard imported from Easter Holland in February …

Died 4/17/18 K9 officer dead, suspect hospitalized Video – https://www.12news.com/video/news/local/valley/wild-police-chase-and-barricade-ends-with-k9-officer-dead-suspect-hospitalized/75-8099476 A K9 officer is dead and a carjacking suspect is in the hospital after a police pursuit turned into a barricade situation in west Phoenix Tuesday. Police chased a suspect at high speeds on surface streets in Phoenix before he blew out a tire and went into a neighborhood near …

Died – 3/7/18 Handler – Officer LaFontaine Mesa K9 officer Aik passes away from pneumonia Mesa police announced Wednesday that K9 officer Aik passed away from a sudden case of pneumonia. According to police, K9 Aik was born in Germany in 2011 and was purchased by the department two years later. K9 Aik worked in narcotics detection and was certified …

Handler – Officer Jason Bentley Tucson police mourning the loss of K9 “Rigz” It was with a heavy heart that the Tucson Police Department reported the death of K9 Rigz after an illness. Rigz became a member of the Tucson Police Department in September 2012 and served actively until his retirement in October 2017. He and his handler, Officer Jason …