Tag Archives: IA

Died 8/29/16 Handler – Bill Hall Beloved Clinton Police K-9 Hawk succumbs to cancer Clinton, Iowa lost its most experienced and well-known search and rescue dog. On Monday, August 29, 2016, K9 Hawk, a German Shepherd died. K9 Hawk spent 13 years serving the communities in and around Clinton County. Hawk was a member of the Emergency K-9 Operations, Inc. …

Died – 1/25/16 Handler – Deputy Chris Langenberg Retired Johnson County K9 Put to Sleep A former K9 with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office was put down Monday morning. An acute medical condition required Lazer to be put to sleep. Lazer, a Belgian Malinois, joined the department in 2003 and was active until retiring last May. “Lazer and his partner, …

Died – 12/3/15 Handler – Officer Brad Schramm University of Iowa Police Department K9 Remembered Police dog officers gathered to honor the life of one of their companions this afternoon. Officers from across Linn and Johnson Counties drove with their lights on in a procession to the Edgewood Animal Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A University of Iowa police dog by …

Died – 11/21/15 Handler – Deputy Sheriff Steve Nesvik K9 Ricky Passes K9 Ricky died of cancer. Ricky, 9, worked for a sheriff’s department in Winneshiek, Iowa. and had been forced into a fast, fatal retirement by a brain tumor. A private memorial service was held with his family and members of the law enforcement community.

Died- 8/20/15 Past Handler – Sgt. Jay Fleckenstein Sioux City police K-9 Eik euthanized, suffered from cancer Four months after the Sioux City Police Department officer he worked with died of natural causes, K-9 Eik has been put to sleep. The police dog, a solid-black Belgian malinois, was suffering from cancer. Sgt. Jay Fleckenstein had been Eik’s handler for six …

Died – 8/17/15 Handler – Sgt. Chris Bieber Cedar Rapids police K-9 officer Jenks dies unexpectedly A Cedar Rapids Police Department K-9 officer died earlier this week. On Tuesday, the department announced that K-9 officer Jenks, who had been partnered with Sgt. Chris Bieber, died Monday after a “quick and unexpected medical condition.” Jenks was a 7-year-old Dutch Shepherd trained …

Died 7/7/15 Handler – Deputy Joe Quandt Tama Co. sheriff K9 deputy dies suddenly The Tama County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of K9 deputy Nikki, who died after a sudden illness Tuesday. “Upon being taken to Iowa State University Emergency Vet Clinic, it was determined that she had cancer in her lungs that had started to spread throughout …