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Died – 7/12/22 Handler – Cpl. Andrew Presley Officers, friends join to say goodbye to SPD K-9 Shadow The Shreveport Police Department K-9 Unit was joined by Caddo sheriff’s deputies and other supporters Tuesday in saying goodbye to retired K-9 Officer Shadow. Shadow served the community for nearly eight years in narcotics and criminal apprehension with his handler, Cpl. Andrew …

Died 4/6/22 Handler – Sergeant Andy Stephenson LSP Mourning Loss of Long-Serving K9 The Louisiana State Police is remembering a K9 who died on Wednesday, April 6. LSP K9 Senda “was assigned to SGT Andy Stephenson as a Drug Detection Dog for Troop F, and was his partner for 8 years before retiring with a phenomenal record, according to the …

Died 2/6/22 Handler – Lt. Seth Boudreaux Retired Terrebonne K9 dies after years of service The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office bid farewell this week to one of its retired K9s. K9 Ilka, who retired in late 2019, died Feb. 6 at the age of 10.  After joining the Sheriff’s Office in 2011, Ilka completed her training and was assigned to …

Died – 1/31/22 Handler – Cpl. LaBrian Marsden End of watch for SPD K9 Casper The Shreveport Police Department’s K-9 Unit is mourning the loss of one of its own. K9 Casper died unexpectedly Monday at home, according to the Shreveport Police K-9 Citizens Support Group’s Facebook page. Casper was 10 years old. He was considered “very sociable and led …

Died – 1/22/22  St. Mary sheriff, deputies mourn loss of K9 K9 Hugh, a 3-year-old German Shepherd, died early Saturday morning, according to St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. SMPSO’s spokesperson announced the news Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22 on the department’s Facebook page, along with condolences from the sheriff over this loss. The dog had been with the department since October, …

Died – 9/5/21 1ST Handler – Lt. Eddie Rodrigue III 2nd Handler – Sgt. Leonard Firmin Jr.  Thibodaux Police Department mourns loss of retired police K-9 Vic The Thibodaux Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its retired K-9s. Retired police K-9 Vic died Sunday night. K-9 Vic joined the Thibodaux Police Department in January 2013. After nearly …

Died 8/20/21  K-9 with Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office dies after being left in officer’s car  A K-9 with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office died of heat exhaustion after an officer left him in a patrol car unattended. Ivar, the service dog, died on Aug. 20, according to Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard. The dog was 5 years old. Ard said the …

Died – 7/28/21 Handler – Sgt. Michael Treadway  K9 Jocko End of Watch K9 Jocko, a six-year-old, Belgian Malinois, retired from the Lake Charles Police Department on June 23rd, 2021 after being diagnosed in June with a very aggressive cancer.   Working with handler, Sgt. Michael Treadway, K9 Jocko received his commission in January of 2019 and was directly responsible for …

Handler – Officer Green Police department mourning loss of K9 A five year veteran of the Livingston Police Department has passed away. LPD is mourning the loss of Retired Reserve K9 Beira. K9 Beira helped police find narcotics. According to the Livingston Police Department, “Beira has been retired now for several years enjoying the simple life at home with Officer …

Died – 5/30/21 Lake Charles Police hold honor procession for K9 Biko Biko, a narcotics, tracking, and apprehension K9 has passed away. He served the Lake Charles Police Department for about eight years. “He was a police canine, and he did what police canines do, they go into homes and search for possible burglars,” said Shawn Caldwell, the Lake Charles …