Died – 11/6/23 Nebraska State Patrol announces death of K9 The Nebraska State Patrol announced the death of one of their K9s on Monday. NSP K9 “Lee” passed away last night due to unexpected medical complications.“Lee served courageously and selflessly for his handler and for the State of Nebraska for several years,” the post read. “He was an invaluable asset …
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La Vista Police Department announces death of retired K9 A retired La Vista police K9 died recently, according to the department. Police service dog Tar served the La Vista Police Department from 2011 to 2020. The department offered its condolences to retired officer Mike Loyd and his family.”Tar enjoyed a fun and well deserved retirement with the Loyd Family,” the …
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South Sioux City retired K-9 passes away South Sioux City Police Department shares the sad news that one of their retired K9s has passed away. On Wednesday evening, the department said it’s retired K-9 “Vic” worked for the department for 10 years.”Vic was surrounded by his family when he passed peacefully in sleep at the age of 15. Vic enjoyed …
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Handler – Lt. Toby Czapla Nebraska State Patrol remembers retired service dog Troopers are remembering the life and service of an old friend.Murphy, a retired service dog who worked with the Nebraska State Patrol, died Monday.During his time on duty, Murphy served under the Police Service Dog Division with his assigned trooper, Lt. Toby Czapla.The state patrol said Murphy joined …
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Handler – Deputy Henkel Lancaster County Sheriff’s office mourns loss of retired police dog The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office K-9, Sacha who retired a month ago, died unexpectedly over the weekend. Sacha had been staying with her handler when a tumor ruptured and she died. In 2012, she began working with Tactical Response Unit and patrol. Sacha spent the last …
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Died – 2/19/22 Handler – Damon Wirth Nebraska Task Force One K9 passes away from liver cancer Nebraska Task Force One announced on Tuesday the death of NE-TF1 K9 George. K9 George passed away due to liver cancer on Saturday. K9 George belonged to Damon Wirth, his handler and Lincoln Fire and Rescue Fire Apparatus Operator. K9 George joined Nebraska …
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Nebraska State Patrol K-9 passes away after medical complications The Nebraska State Patrol posted on their Facebook page Wednesday afternoon their police service dog Bane passed away due to medical complications last week. NSP posted this caption on their Facebook page: “We lost a good one folks. PSD Bane passed away due to medical complications last week. PSD Bane was …
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Handler – Sgt. Workman Rest easy K9 Luke …You have earned your wings warrior boy. Nebraska State Police K9 Luke lost his battle with cancer this week. K9 Luke was only 8 years old. K9 Luke joined the Nebraska State Patrol in 2015. He was stationed in Grand Island and was assigned to Sgt. Workman.
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Omaha Police saying goodbye to beloved K9 member The Omaha Police Department is saying goodbye to a beloved K9 member. Police say a vet found a lump near the abdomen of bomb-sniffing K9 Duk about a month ago. A biopsy found that it was cancer and unable to be treated. K9 Duk helped keep Omaha safe for the last four …
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Died – 1/21/20 Handler – Officer Aaron Hanson He was a good boy: Former Omaha police dog Falco dies at 14 A photograph of Omaha police K-9 Falco shows him straining at the leash as his handler desperately tries to put on the brakes. The picture was taken in 2013 by World-Herald photographer Chris Machian during a search for a …
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