Cheshire and North Wales police dog unit mourn loss of legendary ‘thief catcher’ RPD Fiona Cheshire and North Wales Police Dog Alliance have announced the sudden and peaceful passing of Retired Police Dog (RPD) Fiona, a highly respected and beloved former member of their team.RPD Fiona, who fell seriously ill at home yesterday, was with her loving family in her …
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Handler – PC Tracy Doughty Sadness as Wiltshire Police dog ‘feared by criminals’ dies PD Max died aged nearly 13 having retired from Wiltshire Police in 2019.The news was shared on Wiltshire Police Dogs’ X account, saying: “Some sad news, retired PD Max has passed away, at nearly 13. “He was a fantastic police dog, feared equally by criminals and …
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Poster boy’ for retired police dogs in Shropshire region dies A retired police dog known as the ‘poster boy’ of the regional service canines welfare fund has died, it has been reported. The West Mercia Retired Police Dogs Welfare Fund, which includes Shropshire, gave its thoughts to Retired Police Dog Murphy’s handler family and said he would be “hugely missed.”A …
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Police pay tribute to the dog who helped keep the public safe North Yorkshire Police is today paying tribute to retired Police Dog Teal who has passed away aged 12 ½. Teal served with North Yorkshire Police between 2013 -2018 and was trained to search for drugs, cash and weapons. During her time with the force Teal travelled to all …
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Handler – PC Ramage Sadness as Humberside Police dog Cooper ‘crosses the rainbow bridge’ Humberside Police has paid tribute to retired police dog Cooper, who has sadly passed away. Cooper joined the force at only 10 months old, when he was a stray. He spent eight years as a detection dog before he retired in 2019.He was particularly close with …
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Died 9/11/23 Police dog dies after six busy years protecting the people of Lancashire A police dog who spent six years on the force has died, Lancashire Police has announced. PD Kato helped Lancashire Police in a variety of incidents before retiring to his handler in 2021.He was diagnosed with cancer in June and died at 12.36pm on Monday, September …
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Cheshire and North Wales police dog has sadly passed away The Cheshire and North Wales Police Dogs unit have paid tribute to PD Guinness today (Tuesday, August 8), with a sad announcement on his passing on their pages. PD Guinness was familiar in the region for his crime-fighting and featured often in updates on the unit.The Dutch Sheperd was talented …
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Police dog shot dead after attacking handler during search for missing person A police dog has been shot dead by armed officers after it turned on its handler and attacked her, leaving her with serious injuries.Lancashire Police said they were devastated by having to kill the animal on Thursday.Officers had been searching for a missing person in Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, at …
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Police Dog Marley Remembered: A Tribute to an Exceptional Service Dog West Yorkshire Police Dogs (WY Police Dogs) announced the sad news of the passing of Police Dog (PD) Marley, a specialist search dog, who died in July following a short illness. A valued team member since 2012, Marley was celebrated for his incredible reputation in finding what others couldn’t …
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