Tag Archives: IL

Died – 1/21/20 Handler – Officer Mark Dallas Retired Dixon K-9 Bruno passes away Dixon’s hero police Officer Mark Dallas announced Tuesday that his former K-9 partner, Bruno, passed away on Tuesday. K-9 Bruno was Dallas’ partner for 8 years, he said on Twitter. Officer Dallas is credited with preventing a mass shooting at Dixon High School on May 16, …

Died – 1/17/20 Handler – Officer Justin Shively K9 Lex went into service on January 4, 2010 while working with his partner Officer Justin Shively. The pair worked together in a wide variety of assignments until K9 Lex retired on April 16, 2018. K9 Lex routinely put his life on the line to ensure the safety of both officers and …

Handler – Master Sergeant Mark Flack Retired ISP K9 passes away Illinois State Police are mourning the loss of one of its own. Retired K9 Rohdee from District 12 passed away recently. Rohdee retired on January 1, 2014 after serving six years with his handler, Master Sergeant Mark Flack. Rohdee has been living out his retirement with his handler and …

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, …