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Died 3/5/22 Handler – Officer Mark Williams The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of K9 Drake on 3/5/22 who was partnered with Officer Mark Williams with the New Milford Police Department. Officer Williams and K9 Drake joined the C.P.W.D.A. on 11/19/12 and were members until his passing. Drake had recently retired from active …

Handler – Officer Dan Loris Shelton police mourn retired K9 Stryker Community members and law enforcement took to social media Tuesday, paying tribute to Stryker, the city’s police K9 officer who retired in 2020. Longtime handler Dan Loris, now a Fairfield police officer, announced Stryker’s death on Facebook Tuesday, stating that “he was more of a partner than you could …

Died 1/14/22 Handler – Aaron Bowman The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of K9 Striker on 1/14/22 who was partnered with Officer Aaron Bowman with the Connecticut Department of Corrections. Officer Bowman and K9 Striker joined the C.P.W.D.A. on 12/27/13 and and a member in 2015. CPWDA sends our thoughts and prayers to …

Died 1/8/22 Handler – Lindsay Cutillo The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Knox, age 11 years old, on 1/8/22 who was partnered with Officer Lindsay Cutillo with the East Lyme Police Department. K9 Knox served alongside his handler for seven years until his retirement in October 2019. Officer Cutillo and …

Died 1/5/22 Handler – Officer Dave Buck The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Anouke who was partnered with Officer Dave Buck with the Meriden Police Department. Officer Buck made the agonizing decision that no pet owner wants to make and made the courageous decision to allow Anouke to pass with …

Handler – Trooper First Class Donald Stankosky Retired CT state police K-9 dies at 14 Connecticut State Police on Thursday announced the death of one of the agency’s retired canines. Captain retired from the state police ranks in 2017 after nine years with handler Trooper First Class Donald Stankosky, who is now retired. Captain was 14 when he died. He …

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Died – 11/18/21 Handler – Officer Steve Grossi The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of K9 Hades who was partnered with Officer Steve Grossi with the East Hartford Police Department. K9 Hades died of cancer on 11/18/21. Officer Grossi and K9 Hades joined the CPWDA on 1/1/13 and became Lifetime Members on 1/4/14. …

Died – 10/16/21 Handler – Officer Bryan Sembersky  Vernon Mourning Loss Of Popular Police Dog Thor Vernon has lost one of its most popular and successful police dogs. Thor, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix who served with Vernon Police Officer Bryan Sembersky for seven years, died over the weekend of medical complications, police officials said. Sembersky was at Thor’s …

Handler – Trooper First Class Kevin Reed “I’m sad to write that last night Wrangler passed away suddenly from liver disease. “In his short 6 years, Wrangler did more than most humans.” That’s no exaggeration.  He protected thousands of people every day as a Connecticut State Police Explosives Detection K9,” Eastman continued. “To me, Wrangler was my super early morning …