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Handler – Senior Deputy Shawn Forton Retired K9 Bak Dies After 9.5 Years With Harford Co. Sheriff’s Office It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of retired Harford County Sheriff’s Office K9 Bak. Bak served loyally alongside his handler Senior Deputy Shawn Forton from May of 2010 until December of 2019, and was assigned to the Harford …

1st Handler – Cpl. Ritchie Smith 2nd Handler – Cpl. Michael Cicale ‘Rest easy hero’: Prince George’s County police mourn passing of K-9 Bella Bella, a bloodhound and special operations K-9 for the Prince George’s County Police Department has passed away at 13 years old, police announced on social media Monday. Police said Bella helped find multiple missing people and …

Died 3/21/23 Handler – Sgt. Forsyth Retired OCPD Service Dog Passes Away The Ocean City Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Retired Police Service dog, Goro, passed away Tuesday morning with his handler by his side. OCPD made the announcement via its Facebook page. Goro was a Belgian Malinois, that came to us from Holland. …

Handler – Sr. Deputy Vazquez Harford County Sheriff’s Office K9 dies in retirement after years of service Harford County Sheriff’s Office announced, Bosco, a police K9 died in retirement after an extensive career. The Sheriff’s Office says Bosco was a multi-purpose patrol, explosive, and gun detection K9 and had many criminal apprehensions and gun recoveries. The most memorable recovery from …

Retired Anne Arundel County K9 officer dies unexpectedly The Anne Arundel County Police Department is in mourning after the unexpected death of a retired K9 officer.”Rest easy, boy,” the police department tweeted Tuesday morning as they announced the news.The police department said they are saddened by the loss of retired Police K9 Maximus. K9 Maximus recently retired on Oct. 12, …

Handler – Ofc. C. Sterling Baltimore County Police Department announces passing of K9 Dudas The Baltimore County Police Department has announced the loss of a K9 member.The department has announced the passing of retired K9 Dudas. K9 Dudas was a six-year-old patrol and narcotics detection dog. Dudas served the Baltimore County Police Department and the community for six years. Officials …

Handler – Patrolman First Class Trevor Baluch Cumberland canine officer passes away The Cumberland Police Department (CPD) announced on Monday that one of their canine officers had passed away overnight. CPD said that VooDoo had passed away suddenly after an illness. He had been a partner to Patrolman First Class Trevor Baluch since April 2022.During his time with the police …

Died – 11/22/22 Handler – DFC Michael Piasecki Zora had a distinctive mean-sounding howl, the kind that would make a suspect surrender.She also was gentle, loyal and protective.That’s the dichotomy of a police dog — aggressive on demand, but affable as a family pet when off-duty.Zora was all of those things, and more, according to her K-9 handler DFC Michael …

With great sadness, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announces the passing of retired K9 Jax. K9 Jax served the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office from Fall 2013 until 2019. K9 Jax was a loyal protector and trusted partner to F/Sgt. N. Funchion during his time with the Sheriff’s Office. K9 Jax was donated to CCSO in 2013 by K9 unit …

Handler – Officer Saladino The Baltimore County Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired K9 member. The department has announced the passing of retired K9 Bordi.Prior to his retirement in 2020, K9 Bordi served as a patrol and narcotics detection dog. In 2016 he became partners with Officer E. Saladino. Officials say K9 Bordi was fun-loving and the …