Tag Archives: CT

Died 9/1/17 Handler – Officer Michael D’Aresta AGENCY SAYING GOODBYE TO K9 OFFICER An emotional photo of a Connecticut police department saying goodbye to a K9 officer is pulling on hearts across the country. Officer Michael D’Aresta’s K9 partner, Hunter, had been ill for the past several days. Officer Michael D’Aresta unfortunately had to make the toughest decision any K9 …

Died – 8/1/17 State Police mourn the passing of K9 Losing a furry best friend is never easy, and it’s harder when you work with them for 7 years and they do amazing work alongside you. State Police say that K9 Hunter who was assigned to Troop D, Trooper Poplawski back in 2007 has passed away. Hunter had retired in …

Died 7/26/17 Handler – Cathy LeMay

Died – 7/16/17 Handler – Officer Danny Macaulay In July 2017, Retired Vernon K9 Officer “Pito” lost his short battle with cancer. K9 Pito served the Vernon Police Department from December 2006 until his retirement in March of 2014 due to health reasons. K9 Pito was partnered with Officer Dan Macaulay in 2009 after being partnered with a different officer …

It is with a heavy heart that CPWDA announces that Officer Dan Gagnon’s retired K9 partner Ringo of the Ledyard Police Department was euthanized today at the age of 12. Officer Gagnon has been one of our longest members of CPWDA since 1/29/99 and K9 Ringo a lifetime members of the CPWDA since 1/27/07. Officer Gagnon served on the CPWDA …

Died – 6/24/17 Handler – Officer James Brennan North Haven PD mourns loss of K9 officer The North Haven Police Department is mourning the loss of a K9 officer. Zeus, an 8-year-old German Shepard died from complications related to a cancerous tumor in his stomach. According to police, Zeus’s tumor ruptured and he had extensive internal bleeding. He was a …

Died – 6/13/17 Handler – Detective Christopher Nugent Retired Shelton police dog dies Police dog Jager came to the department in 2008 partially through a donation from People’s United Bank. Jager was paired with Detective Christopher Nugent. Jager assisted several local, state and federal agencies during his career and approximately 75 successful tracks, police said in a release. The police …

Died- 5/24/17 Handler – Detective Rosario Savastra CPWDA is again sad to announce the passing of another CPWDA K9. Detective Rosario Savastra’s K9 partner Reign of the West Hartford Police Department was euthanized at 6:00 p.m. today at the age of 14.5 years old. K9 Reign was from Czechoslovakia and an IPO Level 3 certified German shepherd. Savastra and K9 …

Died – 5/22/17 Handler – Officer Steve Vesco It is with a heavy heart that CPWDA announces that Officer Steve Vesco’s K9 partner Iko of the Windsor Police Department was euthanized at approximately 10:30 a.m. today at the age of 9. Recently on February 14, just two days before retirement, Vesco let Iko let out of the car to stretch …

Died – 5/1/17 Handler – Officer Leslie Siva Recently retired Darien Police K-9 Grizzly loses battle with bone cancer Recently retired Darien Police K-9 Grizzly, a three and a half year old chocolate Lab, died on Monday, after his bone cancer took an aggressive turn, according to Superior K-9 Services, who had taken him back in after retirement. According to …