Died 12/15/20 Fort Wayne Police Department announces passing of K9 ‘Zaras’ It is with regret that we inform you that K9 Zaras passed away Tuesday, December 15 at the age of 12. Zaras was born July 26, 2008 in the Czech republic he joined the ranks of the Fort Wayne Police K9 Unit October 19 of 2009. He retired September …
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Died – 11/14 20 Handler – Deputy Bush Bartholomew County Sheriff K9 killed in pursuit The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is grieving the loss of one their K9s who was killed while chasing a suspect in the county Saturday afternoon. K9 Diesel was killed at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday while attempting to cross I-65 in pursuit of an individual who …
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Handler – Officer Zach Elfreich Evansville Police Department K9 dies Axel, an Evansville Police Department K9, has died after eight years of service. The Southern Indiana Police Canine Association (SIPCA) says the duo of Axel and Officer Zach Elfreich was one of the best Evansville has ever seen. Axel competed in a variety of regional and national competitions, winning or …
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Handler – Officer Donald Briggs K9 Willie Poisoned A K-9 officer on the Gary police force suddenly dies after being poisoned. CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports on how the devastating loss hits especially hard for the department’s K-9 unit as a whole. K-9 Willie was his name. He was one of the newest recruits to the Gary Police Department’s K-9 …
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Died 8/12/20 Handler – Officer Tim Lechlitner Last week we lost one of our own. K9 Nitro and his handler Officer Tim Lechlitner worked together for eight years. During his service, K9 Nitro was trained in narcotics, tobacco, and synthetic marijuana detection. Most recently, visitors at the jail may have seen K9 Nitro, where he searched persons entering the jail …
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Died – 6/23/20 1st Handler – Sgt. Love 2nd Handler – Sgt. Donaldson It is will great sadness that we announce the passing of retired K9 Falco. Falco passed away on June 23, 2020 after enjoying nearly 5 years of retirement. During Falco’s career with the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office he worked with 2 different handlers, first Sgt. Love and …
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Died 6/23/20 Posey County Sheriffs Office, K9 JaJo just turned 12 last week and was enjoying his retirement with his retired handler of 9 years when he crossed the rainbow bridge. K9 JaJo was 10 months old when he started his police training and some would say he was born to be a police K9. He loved every minute patrolling …
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Handler – Sergeant Andrew Richmond Retired K9 passes away North Vernon Police Department has reported the passing of retired K9 Heros. K9 Heros was originally purchased and placed with Sergeant Andrew Richmond in the spring of 2011. Heros was trained as a dual purpose patrol dog and could search for narcotic drugs and chase and apprehend fleeing suspects. During his …
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Handler – Major Dwight Simmons Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Says Goodbye to K9 Bo We were fortunate enough to be able to say goodbye to him one last time. While we deeply mourn his loss, we also celebrate his life and contribution to this great community. We will always remember the good times and the joy Bo brought to everyone. …
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Died 4/21/20 Handler – Jim Knogge Community Correction K9 Vasco made a lot of friends in the community — and possibly a few enemies — but on Tuesday, he saddened a lot of people, not the least of whom was Jim Knogge, his handler.“I got a phone call from my family on Monday,” said Knogge, who is a Tippecanoe County …
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