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Handler – Lt. Rick Ruppert Watauga County Sheriff’s Office retired K9 Elvis passes The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office has announced the passing of K9 Elvis.“It is with great sadness that we report the loss of K9 Elvis today. Elvis has always been a huge part of the community, even when he and his handler, Lt. Rick Ruppert, retired last February …

Died – 1/21/24 Handler – Officer Josh Smith Stallings Police Department K9 dies from cancer Stallings Police Department is mourning the loss of K9 Lily who died Monday night of cancer, the department announced.K9 Lily served the police department from Nov. 18 to Jan. 2024. During that time she was assigned to patrol, transferred to the criminal investigation division and …

Handler – Sgt. Leo Hayes Retired K-9 who served on criminal enforcement teams has died A retired K-9 with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office has died. K-9 Danny was a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois who worked with Sgt. Leo Hayes until he medically retired in 2021, the sheriff’s office said.Danny was assigned to the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team and later to …

Died – 1/17/24 Handler – Corporal Daniel Allen Oxford Police Department grieves the loss of K-9 Halligan, dies from medical emergency The Oxford Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their members.In a Facebook post, the department announced the passing of police K-9 Halligan, who died Jan. 17 due to a medical emergency.Halligan, who was 5 years and …

Died – 1/7/24 Handler – Sgt. Johnson Community mourns the loss of retired K9 Officer Zieko A recently retired K9 has passed away in Pitt County.K9 Zieko was born in the Czech Republic on May 16, 2022.He was transported to the U.S. in 2013 to be a patrol canine and was partnered with his handler Sgt. Johnson at the Ayden …

Handler – Sgt. Burton Fayetteville Police K-9 Nero has died; remembered as a ‘true fighter’ after battle with cancer An eight-year veteran retired K-9 for the Fayetteville Police Department has died after battling cancer for more than a year.K-9 Nero responded to more than 2,000 calls, completed over 361 successful tracks, and had 76 criminal apprehensions, officers with the department …

Died 11/22/23 Handler – Corporal Russell Retired K9 Officer Britt passes away A retired K9 officer passed away Wednesday morning, according to reports from the Cornelius Police Department.K9 Officer Britt started on patrol in November 2012 and worked alongside his partner, Corporal Russell, until May 2021 when he retired. Britt remained with Corporal Russell throughout his retirement. He was surrounded …

Handler – Sgt. Michelle Lyman Retired Raleigh police K-9 passes away after serving 9 years Raleigh police are saying a final farewell to a retired pooch who was a dual-purpose patrol narcotics dog.K-9 Kota, who joined Raleigh police in June 2010, served with the department for nine full years, according to a Friday news release from Raleigh Police Department.K-9 Kota …

Died – 10/23/23 Handler – Assistant Chief Holder Gaston County PD mourns loss of retired K9 Zepher The Gaston County Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its retired K9s.Zepher, who served with the department as a dual-purpose partner from 2012-18, died on Monday.”Recently, Zepher was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and has lived out his last days doing …

Handler – Officer Acker-Estes Charlotte police mourn the loss of retired K-9 Baca The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. On Saturday, Charlotte police announced that retired CMPD K-9 Baca had passed away. Baca served with CMPD from 2012 to 2018 as a dual-purpose narcotics and patrol dog.During his tenure with the department, Baca …