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Died 7/20/23 Handler – Officer Kenneth Nawrocki GRPD announce passing of K9 officer The Grand Rapids Police Department announced today in a Facebook post that K9 Officer Bosco passed away. Bosco was an active-duty K9 with the department, they said they do not have all the answers yet but it seems he had a health issue that had gone undetected …

Died – 7/14/23 Handler – Officer Kelsey Eisen Retired Wyoming police dog dies at 13 A police dog who retired from the Wyoming Department of Public Safety three years ago has died. K-9 Dutch died Friday, Wyoming DPS said. He was 13 years old.Dutch suffered complications from a ruptured tumor in the abdomen. Police said he was too old and …

Died – 7/1/23 Handler – Sergeant Tim Harris Grosse Pointe Farms first K-9 leaves lasting legacy When Grosse Pointe Farms K-9 Duke retired last fall, it was hoped that he’d have at least a few years of snoozing on the couch and chasing balls in the yard.Instead, Duke’s handler, Farms Sgt. Tim Harris, is now spending his first set of …

Died 6/27/23 Handler – Detective Sgt. Frank Cavazos Trenton Police Department heartbroken over death of former K-9 Officer Delo Hearts are heavy in the Trenton Police Department as they share the news that former Police K-9 Officer Delo has died.Trenton Police Chief Mike Hawking said the police dog actually died Tuesday, but the public announcement was delayed to give his …

Died 6/1/23 Handler – Sgt. Joe Wojcik Shelby Township Police lose K-9 Morpheus Among Wednesday morning’s news reports was this sorrowful post about the loss of a service dog at one of Macomb County’s police departments: “With great sadness, the Shelby Township Police Department announces the passing of K-9 Morpheus, who passed away June, 1, 2023 from natural causes. Please …

Died 5/20/23 Handler – Trevor Sprague Arenac County Canine Team announces death of K9 Sonic The Arenac County Canine Team (ACCT Now) announced the death of a retired K9 officer. Sonic, a retired K9 officer from the Arenac County Sheriff’s Department, died on May 20. Sonic joined the sheriff’s department on Aug. 1, 2011. He served Arenac County for five …

Handler – Sgt. Jeff Dionne Grand Rapids police say goodbye to K-9 Atos Grand Rapids police laid one of their own to rest Tuesday. K-9 Atos joined the Grand Rapids Police Department in 2015 as a nationally certified patrol K-9 with a scent specialty in explosives detection, according to the department. Throughout his nearly decade-spanning career, K-9 Atos and his …

Died – 4/3/23 Handler – Officer Brenden Stocker K-9 officer dies due to cancer complications A Burton Police Department K-9 officer has died after his health rapidly declined due to his recent diagnosis of lymphoma, according to Chief Brian Ross. The announcement was made on Tuesday, April 4 after the police department took the officer, Axl, to the Heritage Animal …

Handler – Officer Rich Chipman Royal Oak police announce death of retired K9 officer The 11-year-old dog named Ryker started with the department in 2012 and was partnered with Officer Rich Chipman. Ryker accomplished many tasks when he was with the department. “During their first night in service together, Officer Chipman and K9 Ryker tracked a subject wanted for homicide …

Handler – Officer Shafer Retired K9 Flex has passed away The Ann Arbor Police Department announced that a retired K9 officer has passed away from a terminal illness. The K9 officer, Flex, joined the department in 2018 and partnered with Sgt. Jeffrey Shafer.The department says after Flex retired he lived with the Shafer family.”We are thankful for K9 Flex’s service …