Tag Archives: GA

Died 9/6/18 Handler – Officer Jacob Palmer Police K-9 dies after sudden illness Gabber, a K-9 member of the Monroe Police Department, died suddenly on Thursday night. Public Safety Director Keith Glass said the dog became ill after a short training period Thursday. Gabber died at the University of Georgia Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Services. Glass said he …

Handler – Master Deputy Jason Cotton Gwinnett Sheriff’s Office mourning death of retired K-9 The Sheriff’s Office announced earlier this week that Johny had died after a battle with cancer. He was a 13-year old German Shepherd who had been with the Sheriff’s Office from 2008 until his retirement earlier this year.

Handler – Officer Mark Blakeney Cobb Police’s retired K9 Diesel dies Diesel, a K9 officer who retired in August from the Cobb County Police Department, died over the March 10 weekend. A Belgian Malinois from Czechoslovakia, Diesel was born on April 23, 2006 and paired with his new handler Officer Mark Blakeney on Feb. 12, 2007. Together they began a …

Handler – Sgt. Clayton Bryant K9 Rik passes away K9 Rik has passed away, just a few days after officially retiring from the LaGrange Police Department. Rik was diagnosed with cancer in February, but he had been responding well to treatment, according to his partner, Sgt. Clayton Bryant with the LPD. On Wednesday, Rik’s story was featured in The LaGrange …

Handler – Sgt. Jon Zuker Beloved K-9 officer dies from cancer The City of Cedartown passed along sad news late in the week, that one of their beloved K-9 officers had to be put down following a battle with cancer. Kai, who had long served as the canine component of a team with Sgt. Jon Zuker for the Cedartown Police, …

Retired Gwinnett police K9 passes away at age 16 after serving for 7 years Working in Gwinnett County Police Department’s K9 unit wasn’t something Sgt. Botsford Finnegan had long dreamed of, nor was it something he had particularly trained for when he started an an officer in 1995. “I was working uniform patrol before the K9 unit,” Finnegan said, “and …

Died – 10/24/17 Handler – Sergeant Keith Bowels Police department mourns death of beloved K-9 The Hiram Police Department is mourning the death of one of its canine cops. K-9 Diesel passed away today at the age of 10. He began working with the department in 2009 and served until 2013. He retired along with his handler, Sergeant Keith Bowels. …

Died 9/5/17 Handler – Senior Officer RJ Spearl Officer Jason Walker Atlanta K9 officer to be laid to rest Atlanta Police are preparing to lay one of their own to rest. K9 Arna served the City of Atlanta from 2006 until 2015. She and her partner Senior Officer RJ Spearl conducted more than 3,000 searches and had nearly 2,000 finds …

Handler – Deputy Josh Sanderson A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office K9 died suddenly this week after only two months of service. An announcement saying they were deeply saddened to hear about the death of K9 Kenzo. Kenzo began serving only two months ago after being sworn in this June as a narcotics detection dog. There are plans in the works …

Died – 6/1/17 Handler – Lt. David Matson Snellville police say goodbye to final member of original K9 unit Snellville police said a tearful goodbye to one of their own on Saturday with the death of K9 unit Chris. The four-legged officer served alongside his handler, Lt. David Matson, from 2004 until his retirement in 2015. Authorities added that Chris …