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Illinois State Police retired K9 passes away A retired K9 for the Illinois State Police has passed away. K9 Xocko served for nearly nine years with Lt. Colonel Chris Owen before retiring on Jan. 1, 2015. After retirement, he lived in rural Illinois, hanging out with his family, kids, and relaxing in a big barn. During his career Xocko was …

Died 10/24/19 1st Handler – Sgt. Jay Loschen (2008-2012) 2ND Handler – Sgt. Mike Cervantes (2012-2017) Urbana PD mourns loss of K9 officer It is with a heavy heart the Urbana Police Department had to say goodbye to one of their own Thursday. Mike Cervantes, a Sergeant and previous K9 handler, took his retired partner Hunter on one last squad …

Handler – Officer Stephen Whetstone It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of K9 Harley. He was an active member of the Rolling Meadows Police Department from July 2008 until his early retirement in December of 2012. During that time, he was more than just my partner, but became a member of my family. In retirement he …

Died 9/24/19 Handler – Officer Melbourne Beloved JPD K9 Dana Passes One of the Jacksonville community’s beloved K-9 friends passed away today. Retired JPD Officer Dana died this morning. The Police Department posted this message today about the retired friend of the community: “DANA played a vital role in both drug detection and searching for missing people in the Jacksonville …

Died 8/25/19 1st Handler – Officer Haugen 2nd Handler – Officer Phenicie 3rd Handler – Officer Kristensen Champaign PD K9 passes away A K9 with the Champaign Police Department has passed away. The K9 named Solo was a giant schnauzer and described by the department as a gentle giant. However, when it came to work, Solo was all business. He …

Handler – Officer Dave Dempsey Retired Woodstock Police Department Canine Jax dies Retired Woodstock Police Department Canine Jax, the department’s second ever canine, has died after being diagnosed with cancer. “It is with great sadness that we are announcing the passing of Jax, our second K-9 in the history of the Woodstock Police Department,” the department said on Facebook late …

Died 8/13/19 Handler – Sgt. Nick Wolf Kane County K-9 Tyront Dies From Seizure For a decade, K-9 Tyront, a Belgian Malinois police service dog, worked with Kane County Sheriff’s Sgt. Nick Wolf. In a 2011 story in the Kane County Chronicle, Wolf said Tyront does daily training in elevators, escalators, schools, hospitals, woods, water, the Fox River, vehicles, neighborhoods, …

Died 6/27/19

Died – 5/9/19 Memorial held for police K9 named after Maine Township child A memorial service was held this week for a Cook County Sheriff’s Department K9 named in honor of a Maine Township child who was killed in 2007. Melanie, a bloodhound that began working with the sheriff’s department in 2008 when she was just 7 months old, died …

Died – 4/17/19 Handler – Officer Poli Elmhurst mourns death of police dog Diesel A police dog named Diesel, who has served in Elmhurst for nearly nine years, died this week from liver cancer, officials said Friday. A 10-year-old Belgian malinois, Diesel was trained as a tracker to lead officers to evidence at crime scenes and to be protective of …