Tag Archives: MI

Died 7/8/19 Handler – Deputy Ken Baum Mason County K-9 officer dies unexpectedly A Mason County K-9 officer unexpectedly died Monday evening. Sheriff Kim Cole announced that K-9 Cash was found dead in his kennel by his handler just before 6:00 p.m. Monday. Cash had worked with his handler, Deputy Ken Baum, over the holiday weekend. Cash was an 8-year-old …

Died – 6/12/19 Handler – Officer Jim Bailey Battle Creek police dog, Rushin, first to die while in service to department Battle Creek police officer Jim Bailey and his family held a private funeral service Wednesday for Rushin, his K-9 partner for six years. “The other guys from K-9 came out and said their goodbyes and we did a private …

Died – 4/24/19 Handler – Officer Soli Fowlerville police K-9 dies after retiring last summer The Fowlerville police department lost one of its retired K-9s this week. Niko died Wednesday after being diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, which decreases the heart’s ability to pump blood. The dog retired in June. He was with the department for six years. Niko lived with …

Died – 4/3/19 Handler – Deputy Ben Haas Allegan County Sheriff’s Office mourning loss of veteran K9 Medo It is with great sadness to share with all of you that one of our K9’s, Medo, has passed away earlier this morning, he would have been 9 years old in July. Medo has been with our Office since 2011 and was …

Died – 3/26/19 Handler – Special Deputy Sue Stejskal Sue Stejskal Special Deputy, St Joseph County Sheriff’s Department,announced the passing of K9 Buzz, a Cadaver Detection Dog. K9 Buzz had a multitude of certifications, CGC, RN, RA, SAR-U1, TDI and USPCA. K9 Buzz was well known through out the Mid-West and Canada. K9 Buzz was also a member of the …

Handler – Deputy Mike Richardson RIP K-9 Blitz For seven years, K-9 Blitz served the community, fighting crime alongside Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement groups. He sniffed out illegal drugs, chased down fleeing criminals and — what may be considered the highlight of his career — located an Alzheimer’s patient who had been missing for several hours. …

Died 12/24 18 Handler – Deputy Brad Hall Deputies mourn passing of retired K-9 A retired K-9 who worked for the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department is being remembered on this Christmas after he died on 12/24/18. Zee, the German Shepard worked for the department sniffing out bad guys and performing other duties for 8 years until he retired last year. …

Handler – Officer Shawn Penzak Novi police dog honored with service, funeral at War Dog Memorial “The group I trained with likes the puppies to bond (with the handler) from the beginning. It helped learn to train a dog,” Penzak said. “The No. 1 rule was that you can’t tell the puppy ‘no.’ Whatever it got into, it got into. …

Died 11/4/18 Handler – Officer Price St. Clair Shores K9 Officer killed A shooting occurred in the 26000 block of Harper Ave in St Clair Shores Sunday evening. According to St Clair Shores Mayor Pro-Team Candice Rusie, K9 Axe was shot and pronounced dead by the veterinarian. K9 Axe was 4 years old and started with the St Clair Police …

Genesee County Sheriff’s K9 officer dies after training exercise The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is saying goodbye to one of its own. One of their K9 police dogs died after training exercises. Sheriff Robert Pickell posted a heartfelt goodbye to K9 Officer Rocky. Pickell said after finishing a training session, Rocky tried to swallow something and it got lodged in …