Tag Archives: GA

Died – 11/14/21 Handler – Sgt. Earl Hanners  Beloved retired K9 dies after long career with Fayette County sheriff’s office The Fayette County sheriff’s office is mourning the death of a beloved member of it’s family. K9 Kai, who retired last year, died Sunday night at the home of his longtime partner retired Sgt. Earl Hanners. Kai joined the Fayette …

Died – 10/14/21 Handler – Officer Anthony Martin Pali came into my home on June 28, 2013 when he became a Hinesville K9 Police Officer. He was the replacement K9 for K9 Officer Brad and had huge paws to fill. Pali was intelligent, brave and LOVED to go to work. He was a dual-purpose K9 Officer used for both patrol …

Died – 10/8/21 Handler – Deputy David Tompkins  Glascock County Sheriff’s Office announces death of K9 Duro It is with heavy hearts Glascock County Sheriff’s Office announces the death of their K9 Duro. K-9 Duro joined the Glascock County Sheriff’s Office in July of 2018. NNDDA Certified Duro was partnered with Deputy David Tompkins and was a deputy equivalent to …

Died – 10/6/21 Handler – Officer Johnson Cobb County K9 dies after 7 years of service A Cobb County K9 has died from a “medical issue.” K9 Axle joined the Cobb County Police Department in January 2014 and served on a narcotics unit with Officer Johnson. Officials say Axle died Wednesday morning. The police department said that Axle was deployed …

Handler – Deputy Tremelle Riley  Newton County Sheriff’s Office mourning loss of K9 officer The Newton County Sheriff’s Office said it is mourning the loss of one of their K9 officers. Sheriff Ezell Brown said in a post to the office’s Facebook page that K9 Tom-Tom was “loved and cherished by all who worked with him and by those he served.” Tom-Tom, a German …

Handler – Deputy Adam Montgomery One of the southeast’s most successful police K9s passes away at 14 Coweta County deputies are mourning the loss of one the most successful K9s in the southeast. Donja earned that title by winning a major police dog tracking competition in 2015. After ten years of service and four years of retirement, she passed away this week …

Died – 7/25/21 Handler – Officer Jon Lindsey Savannah Police K-9 killed in rollover crash The Savannah Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their K-9’s who died in an early morning rollover crash, officials announced late Sunday afternoon. Around 2:15 a.m., Officer Jon Lindsey was responding to a call when his vehicle was involved in a crash …

Died – 6/17/21 Officer Josh Hale Kennesaw K9 takes last ride after eight years of service to his city After eight years of service to the Kennesaw Police Department, K9 Turbo has died. Spokespeople with Kennesaw police say that recently Turbo’s quality of life has deteriorated faster than they would have expected. They say he has been complaining about his …

Died 5/14/21 Investigator Kevin Tyus K9 Jaeger suffered a serious spinal injury when he fell while attempting to enter his handler’s patrol car in the Stephens County Courthouse parking lot. Despite receiving extensive medical treatment it was determined he would not be able to survive and he was humanely euthanized. K9 Jaeger had served with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office …

Died – 5/14/21 Handler –  Officer Willie Barkley K9 Khan died of heatstroke when he was accidentally left in his handler’s patrol car following their midnight shift. K9 Khan had served with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for three years.