Tag Archives: CT

Died – 7/2/18 Handler – Officer Joe Capodiferro RIP K9 Drak, Farmington PD. Thank you for your service K9 Drak started his career at the age of 2 1/2 years old with the Farmington Police Department with Officer Joe Capodiferro, now retired. K9 Drak spent 9 years as a duel purpose K9 with patrol and narcotics. In his career he …

Died – 4/25/18 Handler – Detective Kevin Zanic Naugatuck police mourn the loss of retired K9 It was an emotional Wednesday for the Naugatuck Police Department who had to say their final goodbyes to retired K9 officer Pete. Naugatuck police said Pete served seven years with the department from 2008-13. Police said Pete served his entire career with Naugatuck Police …

Died – 4/13/18 TFC. Lance Carlson K9 Erol Passes It is with deep sadness that Troop B announces the unexpected passing of K-9 Erol #9005. K-9 Erol passed away suddenly on 04/13/2018 while off-duty. K-9 Erol served faithfully with his K-9 handler, TFC Carlson #955 for several years. K-9 Erol graduated from the CSP K-9 Academy in 2015 and recently …

CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of retired police K9 Johny of the Windsor Locks Police Department. K9 Johny was the partner of Officer John Carney who both joined the CPWDA on 4/6/07 and became Lifetime Members on 4/10/08. K9 Johny will be missed greatly by all members of the CPWDA and the greater K9 community and the town …

BELOVED MADISON POLICE DOG GWEN PASSES AWAY She wasn’t the chief and she didn’t drive a squad car, but recently retired police canine Gwen was a loved and respected member of the Madison Police force. After more than a decade of service as a highly successful police narcotics detection K-9, the department announced Gwen recently passed away. Gwen, a female …

Died – 12/4/17 Handler – Officer Gregory Howard Fritz, Stonington’s first police dog, dies Fritz, the German shepherd who was part of the police department’s first K-9 team and retired in 2014, was euthanized Monday night. Fritz, 11, who was teamed up with now Detective Greg Howard, had been suffering from health issues and the decision was made to put …

Died 11/27/17 Handler – Officer Todd Mona Retired K9 Primo Passes CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Primo who passed away on 11/27/17 and was handled by Officer Todd Mona of the East Hartford Police Department. K9 Primo retired from service on 6/12/15. Officer Todd Mona and K9 Primo were the Winners of the prestigious Daniel …

Died – 11/20/17 Handler – Officer Marc DelMauro Middletown Police Department mourns loss of K9 For the second time in a little more than two months, the Middletown Police Department is mourning the loss of a beloved K-9. On Monday, the department honored K-9 Killian who was euthanized after being diagnosed with cancer several months ago. Killian, an 8-year-old black …

Died – 10/12/17 Police K9 gets final salute before being laid to rest Officers had a final salute for a state police K9 on Thursday. Lily served as a Connecticut State Police narcotics dog for nearly a decade and on Thursday her police family came together to say goodbye. Lily’s badge number 9011 and nine years of her life was …

Died – 10/3/17 Handler -Officer Paul Hussey