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Handler – Sgt. Keith Prendeville Brick Cop Says Farewell To K-9 Partner Of 10 Years Brick Township Police Department K-9 Max retired from the department 14 months ago after a 10 year career as a police dog. This week, Max passed away.“With sadness we announce the passing of retired K-9 Max. Max retired in January of 2021 and lived out …

Died – 5/14/22 Handler – Sgt. Dave Burris Retired Newark Police K9 Ike passes away The Newark Division of Police shared Monday that retired K9 Ike had passed away over the weekend. Police say K9 Ike died on Saturday, May 14 of natural causes. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Sgt. Dave Burris and his family and friends as they …

Handler – Officer Christopher Engelhardt Hillsborough K9 dies after six years of service to police department The Hillsborough Township Police Department announced the passing of K9 Officer Marco. K9 Marco (Kondro) was obtained by a donation from Dr. Caesar DePaço and Deanna Padovani-DePaço. He was subsequently trained and certified in patrol and narcotics in 2015. Since his start, he was …

Died 11/30/21 Handler – Officer Rich Brettell The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is mourning the loss of one of its retired narcotics dogs, Mako, who passed away on November 30 at the age of 12. Mako’s handler, retired BTPD Officer Rich Brettell, talked to TAPinto Bordentown about Mako’s background and some of the biggest drug busts he made in …

Died – 11/28/21 Handler – Officer Christine Casullo  Ocean County K9 Officer Passed Away The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Their K9 officer named Bear has died. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, Bear passed away suddenly. K9 Bear was a 7 year old German Shepherd, handled by Sheriff’s …

Handler – Sergeant Ian Hatch  Wall K9 goes to heaven A community is in mourning as a beloved retired member of the Wall Township Police Department has been called to the PD in the sky. Wall Police announced on Tuesday morning that K-9 Sable, who retired on December 31, 2019, has passed away. Sable spent eight years on the force …

Died 11/1/21 Handler – Officer Marc Micciulla  K-9 Storm Dies Shortly After Retirement Members of the township police department, particularly his former partner and handler, Officer Marc Micciulla, were devastated by the death of recently retired K-9 Officer Storm.   The black German Shepherd had just been honored during a recent Township Council meeting with a retirement proclamation read by Mayor …

Died – 9/15/21 Handler – Sgt. Mark Bullock  South Plainfield Police Announce Passing of Retired K9 Officer Blitz The South Plainfield Police Department last week announced the passing of retired K9 Officer Blitz. Blitz, who served alongside Sgt. Mark Bullock for the duration of his career, passed away at home on Sept. 15. Blitz joined the department and Bullock’s family as a puppy …

Died – 6/28/21 Handler – Sgt. Kieran McMorrow Sussex County NJ Sheriff’s Office Grieves For K-9 ‘Kilo’ A crime-fighting K-9 is being remembered in Sussex County, after “Kilo,” a member of the Sussex County Sheriff’s Office, died on Monday. Sussex County Sheriff Michael Strada called Kilo “one of the most consistently prolific narcotics-detection canines in the history of the Sussex …