Died – 2/11/16 Handler – SGT Snider Lenoir Police Department Police Canine “Doc” Passes Away From the Lenoir Police Department…Thank you for your service, Doc. You will be remembered. It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of a retired friend and police canine “Doc”. Doc died at home yesterday, attended by his human partner and Dad, …
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Died – 2/11/16 Handler – Officer Robert Lovett Graham police dog, ‘Nero’, dies after 10 years of service A police dog that spent about 10 years with the Graham Police Department before retiring in 2013 died on Thursday. Robert Lovett, now with the Elon Police Department, got Nero when the dog was 2 or 3 years old. Nero is the …
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Died – 1/21/16 Handler – Master Police Officer Terry Jones Sheriff’s office bids farewell to K-9 Baks The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is sad to report that one of their canine officers, K-9 Baks, has passed away.K-9 Baks was diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago and his condition was inoperable. On Thursday, the difficult decision was made to puts Baks …
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Died – 1/13/16 Handler – Officer Will Frazier Kannapolis Police Dog Passes Away Kannapolis Police say they’ve lost a key member of their force. Diesel, the police K-9 passed away in his sleep Wednesday. The dog most likely died from heart disease. A veterinarian told officers Diesel probably went to sleep in his kennel and never woke up. People are …
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Died – 12/29/15 Martin County K9 passes away The Martin County Sheriff’s Department announced the passing of K9 Rex on Tuesday. Rex, a Belgian Malinois who was born in Holland in 2003, was 12. According to a press release from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Rex began his law enforcement duties shortly after birth, undergoing intense training to prepare him …
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Handler – Sgt. David Combs UNCG’s first police dog dies; credited with catching several suspects The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Police Department started its K-9 Unit in 2007. Its first K-9 was Aja the German Shepherd. She joined the force at just 10 months. Her K-9 handler was Sgt. David Combs. Both Aja and Combs retired together in …
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Died 7/30/15 Handler – Officer Karen Simmons Retired Winston-Salem police dog dies during stomach surgery Nikon and his handler, Officer Karen Simmons, started their careers together in the canine unit seven years ago. Nikon, a 9-year-old Czech Shepard, died during stomach surgery on Thursday. Simmons said Nikon retired last month but had started to get sick in the last couple …
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Died – 7/25/17 Police dog killed by stray dog An Avery County, North Carolina, Sheriff’s Department police dog was killed by a stray dog on Saturday. Deputy Preston Slagle of the Carter County Sheriff’s Department reported he was routine patrol in Roan Mountain at 11:45 a.m. Saturday when he noticed several Avery County patrol cars parked on the side of …
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Died – 6/20/15 Handler – Corporal Joey Driggers Thomasville Police to Honor Fallen K9 Officer The Thomasville Police Department will say goodbye to a K9 Officer. Ramos died on June 20th, after a battle with cancer. The K9 became a member of the police department in 2007. Corporal Joey Driggers was his handler. During his time with the department, Ramos …
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