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Died – 10/13/23 Handler – Officer Higgins Retired K-9 passes away following recent battle with cancer The Visalia Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own this weekend. K-9 King, a retiree with the Visalia Police Department, passed away on Friday after a recent battle with cancer. King retired from the Visalia Police Department after six years …

Died – 9/1/23 Handler – Officer Jeremy Ricks K-9 Narcotics Detection dog passes away The first K-9 officer at the Hanford Police Department, has passed away, says the Kings County District Attorney K-9 Services on Friday. According to the Kings County District Attorney K-9 Services, K-9 Dodger passed away on Friday. He worked as a Narcotic Detection Dog alongside his …

Died – 8/2/23 A confrontation in a parking lot at Mesa College early Wednesday led to a police K-9 being killed and an armed man being shot by San Diego police, officials said. Few details were immediately available about the incident, including the condition of the man who was shot. Police said the incident began shortly before 1:30 a.m. when …

Police K-9 Dies: ‘Aedan’s Impact Stretched Far And Wide’ Aedan, the K-9 who served alongside his human handler in the Beverly Hills Police Department for five years, has died. Aedan, a male Belgian Malinois, completed over 1,200 hours of training and completed 20 suspect searches, leading to the apprehension of five suspects. During a joint operation with the U.S. Drug …

Died 7/6/23 Handler – Officer Nava Missing Reedley Police K9 found dead A Reedley Police K9 was found dead on Thursday night after he escaped from his Visalia home on the Fourth of July. The Reedley Police Department says K9 officer Kona’s body was found on Avenue 280 and Road 148, just outside of Visalia. Officials say it appears that …

Handler – Deputy Garcia Merced County Sheriff’s Office Retired K-9 passes away K-9 Rally, Merced County Sherrif’s Office retired police dog, recently passed away, deputies announced Friday evening. According to deputies, Rally joined the Merced County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 as a narcotics detection dog with Sgt. Nobari as her handler. She spent nine years in their Operations Bureau and …

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Died 6/10/23 Handler – Officer Andrew Holbrook Truckee Police mourn passing of retired K9 unit Trax The Truckee Police Department is mourning after announcing that one of their retired k9 units has passed away.K9, Trax, passed away on June 10 at the age of 11. Trax was born on October 15, 2011, and the police department says Trax’s journey touched …

Died 5/24/23 Handler – Officer Nick Vercelli Santa Rosa police K-9 dies from cancer Santa Rosa police are mourning the death of one of their K-9s, which died of cancer Wednesday. Enzo, 5, had worked with Officer Nick Vercelli for three years, department officials said. The Belgian Malinois was sworn in around September 2020.Cross-trained in apprehension and narcotics detection, Enzo …