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Handler – Officer David Boles The Fort Wayne Police Department shared its sympathies on Monday with Officer David Boles on the passing of his longtime K9 partner, “Tempo.” Tempo, a German Shepherd from the Netherlands, passed away over the weekend at the age of nine. He had spent most of his life with the K9 unit of the Fort Wayne …

Died – 2/20/22 Handler – Sgt. John Dixon East Noble school resource K-9 Knight dies Knight, the Kendallville K-9 officer partnered with East Noble school resource officer Sgt. John Dixon, died unexpectedly on Sunday. Knight, a black Labrador Retriever, had been working with Dixon primarily in East Noble buildings since September 2011, the Kendallville Police Department announced on its Facebook …

Died – 1/21/22 Handler – Deputy Baehl K-9 Ali Dies After Serving Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office 8 Years K-9 Ali has died after serving the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office 8 years. The sad announcement was made on Friday, Jan. 21st by the Southern Indiana Police Canine Association Inc. On Saturday, the Vanderburgh County Sherrif’s Office, reiterated his death, saying he’d …

Died – 1/21/22 Handler – Officer Zach Taylor  Retired Elwood K-9 officer dies after surgery Elwood police are mourning the loss of a retired K-9 officer who died Friday morning. The department said Officer Avalon passed away unexpectedly after surgery Friday morning. “It is with great sadness to announce the passing of EPD Retired K9 Officer Avalon. Avalon passed away …

1st Handler – Detective Jacob Shelburne 2nd Handler – Officer Cameron Smith  Zionsville Police K-9 Thor dies at 6 years old The Zionsville Police Department is remembering one of its own after the unexpected death of K-9 Thor. Police said the 6-year-old Belgian Malinois died from an unforeseen medical issue. Thor, who came to the department from Hungary, was specially …

Died 11/21/21 Handler – Officer Jesse Brown  Franklin police mourning sudden loss of K-9 officer The Franklin Police Department is mourning the loss of a K-9 officer named Pepper. Police said Pepper was found unresponsive and not breathing Sunday morning. Her handler took her to Purdue University, where an autopsy will be performed.  Pepper was a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois born in …

Handler – Officer Brian DellaRosa Retired Tipton police K-9 Apachi dies  The Tipton Police Department is mourning the lose of one of its retired K-9s who was responsible for hundreds of drug-related arrests and successfully tracking many suspects during his tenure. K-9 Apachi, a male Belgian Malinois, recently died and “crossed the rainbow bridge,” according to a TPD release. Apachi was hired in …

Died – 10/13/21 Handler – Sgt. Mike Caswell  Vincennes Police Mourn Loss of K-9 Gary Wednesday evening, the Vincennes Police Department announced the passing of K9 Officer Gary. The police department said K9 Sgt. Mike Caswell and Gary were called to assist with a search warrant. Just before leaving, police believe the K9 Officer suffered a seizure. K9 Officer Gary …

Died – 9/20/21 Handler – Marshal Ryan Kauffman  Wolcottville Police Department loses K9 officer The Wolcottville Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own, K9 Officer Titan. Titan worked for the down with former Marshal Ryan Kauffman and most recently with Marshal Nate Sprunger. He eventually retired and enjoyed life with the Sprunger family. “We want to …

Handler – Deputy Andrew Morse  Retired canine sheriff’s deputy Jager dies The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that retired canine Deputy Jäger, a 10-year-old German shepherd, has died. His human partner was La Porte County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Morse. The sheriff’s department announcement: “It is with great sadness that the LCSO announces the passing of retired K9 Jäger. …