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Died 4/26/18 1st Handler – Deputy Matt Brown 2nd Handler – Major Zack Guidroz Marion County Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of K9 officer The Marion County Sheriff’s Office lost a valued member of its team on Friday. The department is mourning the loss of K9 Officer Meko, who served the county since 2010, according to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office …

Died – 3/6/18 Handler – Lt. Steve Lewis Police officer mourns the loss of retired K9 due to heartworm For more than four years, Oxford Police Department’s K9 dog Major helped apprehend criminals thinking they could escape the long arm of the law. He sniffed out narcotics hidden by drug dealers and charmed crowds during demonstrations of his skills. For …

Died – 8/15/17 Southaven PD K-9 dies after being left in a hot squad car A Southaven police K-9 is dead after it was left in the back of a hot squad car. Chief Steven Pirtle said there are normally alarms in K-9 cars to prevent a tragedy like this from happening. The alarms sound a siren and send an …

Died – 7/2/17 Lauderdale County K9 deputy dies The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. K9 Aron died from heat exhaustion Sunday outside the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Billy Sollie says Aron’s human partner came in to do some reports and left the car running with Aron in the backseat. The car has a …

Died – 6/21/17 Handler – Lt. Darrell Thornton Hinds County narcotics K-9 “Rex” dies The Hinds County Sheriff’s department has lost a beloved member of their crime fighting team. Officials said “Rex”, a K-9 Narcotics Detection dog has passed away. Liberty Bank in Jackson teamed up with the Sheriff’s Office in 2012 to provide funds to purchase K-9 Deputy “Liberty” …

Died – 4/16/17 Handler – Det. John Harris Richland Police mourning death of K-9 A K-9 that worked with the Richland Police deparmtent has died. Richland Police are mourning the loss of their K-9 officer Boy. Boy died Sunday at his handler, Det. John Harris’ residence while playing with his daughter. Police said Boy helped fight drug trafficking in Rankin …

Died 10/18/16 Handler – Officer Tyler Cook Tupelo police department K9 found dead Tupelo PD K-9 Officer “Alec,” reported yesterday as missing by the Tupelo Police Department, has been found dead. According to Capt. Chuck McDougald, the dog was found early Tuesday morning, dead from injuries that were consistent with being struck by a vehicle. He was found in the …

Died – 10/11/16 Handler – Ray Daniels Canon, Ridgeland police’s 9-year-old K-9 unit, died in his sleep Tuesday night. said their department is “devastated” from the loss. “These are working dogs, but you become a family member with them,” police Chief John Neal said. “This is one of those who is truly going to be missed just because of the …

Pearl K9 hit and killed by car A Pearl police dog was struck and killed by a car near his handler’s home this week. The dog, Carris, was a 9-year-old Belgian Melinois. He was playing outside the officer’s house on Highway 481 in Scott County when the accident happened Monday evening. This is the second Pearl police dog to get …

Died 2/5/16 Handler – Officer Greg Reynolds Simpson County K-9 Kyra dies The Simpson County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the death of K-9 Kyra. The 8-year-old Belgian malinois died Friday after a battle with cancer on 2/5/16. Kyra was an 8 year old Belgium. and served with the department since 2012 with partner Greg Davis. Kyra has been diagnosed with …