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Died 11/2/23 Handler – Cpl. Hardison. Retired Lake City Police Department K9 dies The Lake City Police Department (LCPD) is mourning the loss of a retired K9 who died on Thursday.Officers said their goodbyes to K9 Memnoch at Addison Animal Hospital on Thursday afternoon. He retired from the police department in 2019.He spent his retirement living with his handler Cpl. …

K9 with U.S. Border Patrol euthanized because of old age A U.S. Border Patrol K9 based in Orlando has reached the end of her watch, and thanks to a national non-profit, she will be given a send-off worthy of her service. At 15 years old, “Frankie” had served as a certified narcotics and concealed human detection canine with the Border …

Died – 10/16/23 Handler – Officer Doug Hesler Miami Twp. Police mourn loss of retired K-9 A local police department is mourning the loss of one of their former K-9s.Coron, a retired Miami Twp. Police Department Canine, died Monday, the department announced this morning.Born in April 2010 in Holland, Coron was a Belgian Malinois.He was trained at Gold Shield K-9 …

Died – 10/16/23 Florida sheriff’s office K-9 killed in crash A Florida sheriff’s office K-9 was killed in a crash Monday.The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said K-9 Fredy was killed when the car he was in was hit by another car.“Fredy’s life was cut tragically short,” the sheriff’s office said. The 2.5-year-old Springer Spaniel was one of the sheriff’s office’s …

Died – 9/22/23 Handlers – Sergeant Joe Shields & Deputy Dave Zecca Retired Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office K9 dies According to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, Brodie, a retired K9 with the office, died Friday evening. Brodie was 12 years old. Deputies say Brodie started his career 10 years ago in 2013 after being selected for the Sheriff’s K9 school …

Handler – Deputy B. Crise Dixie County Sheriff’s Office K9 dies after battling cancer The Dixie County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a K9 who worked with schoolchildren. Deputies say K9 Jill died after a battle with cancer. She was born in 2013 and initially joined the sheriff’s office to work on patrol and on the narcotics team. …

Handler – Deputy Holbrook Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of retired K-9 Deputy Idgie The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their retired K-9 deputies this week — K-9 Idgie.The sheriff’s office shared a post on their Facebook page Wednesday sending their condolences to her handler, Deputy Holbrook.K-9 Idgie began working …

Died – 8/13/23 Handler – Cpl. Steven Sella Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office mourns end of watch for K9 Copper One of Charlotte County’s top K9 cops passed away on Sunday.The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office says K9 Copper suffered from a gastric dilatation.According to CCSO, his partner Cpl. Steven Sella rushed him to the vet to receive emergency surgery but died …

Died 7/20/23 Miami-Dade Police airport K-9 dies after suffering heat stroke The South Florida heat is not just impacting humans, but animals too. A K-9 with the Miami-Dade Police Department, Airport Operations Bureau died after suffering a heat stroke Wednesday, officials said. At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday her handler requested emergency assistance because the K-9, also known as Zita, …

Died 7/19/23 Retired Estero Fire Rescue K9 passes away Estero Fire Rescue announced the passing of a retired K9, Ember, on July 19 — just shy of her 15th birthday. Ember, also known as ‘Emmy’, joined Estero Fire Rescue in 2009 at just 10 weeks of age and began traveling across Florida as an ambassador for the fire service and …