Tag Archives: CT

Died – 12/12/22 Handler – Sergeant Martin Feliciano The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of in service K9 Ax at the age of 9 years old on 12/12/22 who was partnered with Sergeant Martin Feliciano with the New Haven Police Department. K9 Ax died in the back of the cruiser of natural causes.During …

Died – 11/15/22 Handler Officer Kevin Wells The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Ruger on 11/15/22. who was partnered with Officer Kevin Wells with the Fairfield Police Department. Officer Wells and K9 Ruger joined the C.P.W.D.A. on 9/27/11 and were Lifetime Members until K9 Ruger’s passing. Officer Wells and K9 …

Handler – Trooper First Class Matthew Warren Troop F Mourns Loss Of Police Dog State Police mourns the passing of K9 Porter, retired working partner to TFC Warren, Troop F, Westbrook. K9 Porter worked as a Patrol, Search & Rescue, Cadaver and Water Recovery K9. He served CT for eight years, retiring in 2021. RIP, Porter.

Died 10/20/22 Handler – Trooper 1st Class Zella Troop C – Tolland and the Connecticut State Police would like thank and honor the service of K-9 Hero, whose last working patrol shift was tonight 5/22/2018. K-9 Hero’s human partner, Trooper First Class Zella #479 has been promoted to Detective and will be retiring Hero to enjoy the rest of his …

Died 9/23/22 Handler – Officer William Maio The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of K9 Judge on 9/23/22 who was euthanized due to his spinal injury who was partnered with Officer William Maio with the Middletown Police Department. Officer Maio and K9 Judge joined the C.P.W.D.A. on 4/2/15 and became Lifetime Members on …

Died 6/4/22 Handler – Officer First Class Ken Wright Norwich Police K9 Ozzy Dies In Arms Of Partner, Officer Ken Wright A police K9 is not just a dog but a law enforcement officer, and very often, a hero. And for its police officer handler, a member of the family. So when a K9 passes, it’s devastating for the officer, …

Died 5/20/22 Handler – Officer Ian Kosky Retired Naugatuck Police dog Vane dies A retired Naugatuck police dog died Friday, the police department announced. Vane served with the police department for 10 years alongside his partner, Officer Ian Kosky. During his service, which started in 2011, police used Vane more than 100 times to track down violent armed suspects, robbery …

Died 5/13/22 Handler – Sergeant Richard Phelan Retired Stamford police dog dies at age 13 A retired police dog who conducted numerous narcotics searches in his eight years of service died Friday, according to the Stamford Police Department. Cronin, 13, served with the Stamford Police Department from 2011 to 2019 with his handler Sgt. Richard Phelan. The black Labrador retriever …

Died 3/30/22 Handler – Detective George Jupin Conn. State Police K-9—World’s 1st Electronic-Sniffing Dog—Dies Selma became an electronics storage device detection K-9 for the Connecticut State Police in 2013 and was trained to detect certain chemicals in electronics that criminals may toss or hide. The world’s first electronics-sniffing police dog, state police K-9 Selma, has died, according to the Connecticut …

Died – 3/28/22 Handler – Officer Timothy O’Brien Bristol police on Monday had to say goodbye to perhaps the most loyal type of partner one will have in law enforcement: a K-9. “Sadly,” Bristol police Chief Brian Gould said Tuesday, “members of the Bristol Police Department gathered to say goodbye to one of our police K-9s. K-9 Murphy was a …