Tag Archives: GA

Died – 10/7/22 Police K9 Killed, Murder Suspect Dead After Standoff Georgia The GBI says a chase of a possible murder suspect in Clayton County on Friday ended in a deadly confrontation which claimed the lives of the suspect and a police K9. This started after Clayton County police officers spotted a vehicle associated with a murder investigation along River …

Handler – Corporal J. Patterson Lithonia Police mourn loss of K-9 officer found shot The Lithonia Police Department is grieving after the death of one of its K-9 officers.Officer Perro had gone missing since Sunday, according to the department. They said that his handler went to check in on him around 2:30 p.m. that day when he noticed Perro had …

Died – 6/8/22 Handler – Officer J. Cash Woodstock police K9 Debo passes away from illness K9 Debo served with the Woodstock Police Department from 2009-2016 The Woodstock Police Department announced the passing of one of their K9s this week.”It is with much sadness that we share with you former K9 Officer, Debo, passed away [Wednesday] due to illness,” the …

Handler – Deputy F.D. Pullen Longtime Sheriff’s K9 passes away Eros, a German Shepherd, retired from service in December, 2020 after five years on patrol with his partner/handler Deputy F.D. Pullen. Eros was specially trained to sniff out illicit drugs, as well as tracking humans. During his time on patrol, Eros was responsible for hundreds of searches/arrests, and well as …

A Georgia Southern Police Department hero has died. K9 Bear served as an explosive detector for the Armstrong campus. He had recently retired from Georgia Southern in July of 2021 after four years at the department. Eleven-year-old Bear was also a military veteran.

Died 2/28/22 Handler – Deputy Williams Floyd County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of K9 Snickers It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of Deputy K9 Snickers, EOW 2-28-2022. Snickers was born on February 1, 2012 in Florida. He was assigned to Deputy Williams in 2013 and was with him throughout his career. Since coming …

Handler – Deputy Gooch Cobb County Sheriff’s Office mourns death of retired K9 Deputy Gracie The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of a retired K9 officer. Officials announced the passing of retired K9 Deputy Gracie on Facebook over the weekend. Gracie was born in 2006 and served six years with the U.S. Marine Corps working as an explosive detection …

Handler – Ofc. Halladay  Duluth Police Department mourning the death of retired K9 Duko The Duluth Police Department is mourning the loss of retired K9 Officer Duko. The department announced the K9’s death Thursday night with a Facebook post and a picture of K9 officer Duko and his handler, Officer Halladay. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the …

Died 12/20/21 Handler – Officer Paula Bishop Just after 10:00 this morning, retired K9 officer Ava passed away peacefully at home in her own bed surrounded by all of her family.  Ava was born on August 31 2007 making her 14 years old. Ava was partnered with Officer/handler Bishop before he deployed on military duty. Officer/handler Paula and K9 Ava …

Handler – Officer Byung Kang K9 Officer Blue was trained to detect explosive devices and is credited with saving lives daily, including her owner’s. A beloved K9 has been laid to rest Tuesday in a full honor guard memorial service Tuesday in Bethlehem, Georgia. K9 Officer Blue and her handler Officer Byung “BK” Kang served more than 300 combat missions …