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Died – 2/7/18 Handler – Officer Tonya Anderson Little Egg Police And Residents Mourning The Loss Of K9 ‘Tag’ “Tag” – the much-loved K-9 dog of the Little Egg Harbor police department, died on Wednesday morning. Tag died in the arms of his K-9 handler Officer Tonya Anderson, who did all she could to make his last days as comfortable …

Died 12/31/17 Handler – Sgt. James Clark Retired Gloucester Township K9 Passed On New Year’s Eve Retired Gloucester Township K9 Nero passed away on New Year’s Eve, the Gloucester Township Police Department announced on Friday. Nero was a narcotics and patrol canine who served alongside his partner and handler Sgt. James Clark from 2008 through 2016. He retired when Clark …

Died – 11/6/17 Handler – Officer William Loteck Last ride for retired Millville K-9, Nitro euthanized Police escorted retired Millville K9 “Nitro” Monday morning to an animal hospital where the ailing German shepherd was euthanized, according to a departmental statement. Nitro had retired on March 31, 2014 from police work. He lived with his former partner Officer William Loteck and …

Died – 10/26/17 Handler – Officer John Butschky Millville police report off-duty death of K-9 Hannah A Chesapeake Bay retriever used as a bomb-detecting dog here for almost nine years died last Thursday after a short medical condition, police Chief Jody Farabella announced on Monday.K-9 Hannah was 12 years old and had started with the department in December 2008. She …

Died – 9/4/17 Handler – Sgt. Jason Flood K9 Marc Dies It is with deep regret that the Gloucester City Police Department announces the passing of retired Police K9 Marco. Last evening, K9 Marco passed away in his sleep at home, with his family. K9 Marco was the first K9 to join the Gloucester City Police Department when our unit …

Died – 8/23/17 Handler – Officer Robert Rapp Mahwah police mourn passing of longtime K-9 dog A nine-year member of the Mahwah Police Department K-9 Unit, who came to the local force from Czechoslovakia and became an “integral part” of one officer’s family, passed away Wednesday. Dome, a Czech shepherd, died after a brief illness at the age of 11. …

Died – 8/4/17 Handler – Officer Phil Owens Police mourn K-9’s death after 8 years of service Township police announced the sudden death of a Police K-9 who served the department for eight years. Early Friday morning K-9 Deuce suffered a quickly developed medical condition that caused internal bleeding. The condition could not be resolved by emergency surgery and Deuce …

Died – 3/14/17 Handler – Officer Jim Miltenberger Most active’ ACPD explosives-detection K9 Boomer dies For the past three years, when the community needed extra protection, Boomer, an explosives detection dog with the police department, always seemed to be there. The 10-year-old black Labrador who was with the department for almost four years had to be euthanized last week after …

Died – 1/12/17 Handler – Officer Chris Tasiopoulos Greenwich Township police mourn death of K-9 Zeus Greenwich Township is mourning the death of one of its retired police officers, albeit one that did not serve in uniform. Zeus, a German shepherd that remained beloved in the department after the K-9 unit was disbanded in 2008, died Thursday after being struck …

Died – 11/24/16 Handler – Detective Richard Hernandez Retired Evesham K-9 dies on Thanksgiving A long-serving police K-9 died in retirement on Thanksgiving Day, the police department reported. Police said K9 Elias died of a sudden illness. The German Shepherd was credited with 100 arrests during his police career. No other details of his death were provided. Elias served more …