Tag Archives: NJ

Died – 1/31/21 Handler – Officer John McGinley Today, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of K9 Buster. For those that have known us since the beginning, Buster was one of our first K9’s vested. His Handler, John McGinley, is one of our founding members and our former President. John and K9 Buster helped shape our orginization …

Died – 12/30/20 Handler – Sgt. Glenn Robertson New Jersey State Police mourn loss of K-9 officer after 10 years of service New Jersey State Police announced the death of one of their K-9 officers that dedicated 10 years of service to the force. K-9 Scales was put to rest on Dec. 30 due to health issues, police announced Thursday. …

Handler – Officer Joseph Barone Hudson County Sheriff’s Office pay their respects to officer Tahoe “Today is a very sad day for the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office. We lost one of out K-9 officers,” Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari said on Friday. Tahoe began his career in October 2009, training with the Holmdel-Scotch Plains Canine Academy, and graduating in May …

Died – 9/25/20 Handler – Officer Rich Buhowski Toms River Police K-9 Gunnar Dies The Toms River Police Department is mourning the death of one of its K-9 officers, who died unexpectedly on Friday. K-9 Officer Gunnar, who had been retired from active duty in January, died at home “unexpectedly but peacefully,” the police department said in a Facebook post. …

Died 9/17/20 Handler – Officer John Butschky End of watch for Millville Police K-9 Rio, partner of Officer John Butschky Officer John Butschky and his partner Rio mastered many skills during their stints at K-9 schools. They were crowd-pleasers visiting classrooms and crimefighters on the streets. But on Thursday, they faced the heartbreaking crossroad that isn’t covered at academy — …

Handler – Officer Benjamin Zink It is with deep sadness we report the passing of NJTPD K9 Magnus. Magnus, (Latin meaning: great), joined our department in July of 2010. He faithfully served as part of an explosives detection team along with his partner, K9 Officer Benjamin Zink. Together the pair helped to protect and secure the NJ TRANSIT system and …

Died 8/19/20 Handler – Officer Christopher Laver Hackettstown PD mourn death of first K-9 Jada The Hackettstown Police Department is mourning the loss of their first crime-fighting canine officer, whose life was abruptly cut short at the age of 5. K-9 Jada, a Belgian Malinois, died Wednesday evening after suffering a medical emergency while on-duty with her handler, Officer Christopher …

Handler – Officer Jerome Morse It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of retired NJTPD K9 Buddy. ⁣⁣K9 Buddy protected the public for 11 faithful years as part of an explosives detection team along with his partner, K9 Officer Jerome Morse. Together the pair conducted daily explosive detection sweeps of NJ TRANSIT stations, facilities, vehicles and all …