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Handler – Officer Dan Knox Retired RPD K9 Thor passes away The Reno Police Department has announced the passing of retired Police K9 Thor.Thor was a German Shepard that was born in Israel in 2013 and served Reno from July 2014 to January 2021.Thor was trained in narcotics detection and patrol including, apprehension, tracking, trailing and article detection.Thor worked alongside …

Handler – Officer Eddie Dutchover K9 Bailey Remembered For Her Skills A local law enforcement hero has died. Retired K9 Narcotics Detector Bailey recently passed away at the age of 15 years old after being overcome with several medical conditions.K9 Bailey served the Moapa Band of Paiutes community for seven years with her handler, Eddie Dutchover. Together they worked highway …

Police K-9 dies after suffering medical emergency during training Authorities in Las Vegas say one of their police dogs has died this week while training. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, a K-9 named Kimura died after suffering a medical emergency.Officials said Kimura suffered the emergency while training at the LVMPD K-9 Operations Center.The 6-year-old Dutch Shepherd was …

Died 6/4/23 Handler – Officer Ed Kendall Retired WCSD police dog passes away The Washoe County School District announced Monday afternoon that retired police K9 Orfeus has passed away.The district says Orfeus passed in the comfort and care of his handler, retired school police officer Ed Kendall.Orfeus was born in Holland and started his career with the district in 2016, …

1st Handler – Nevada State Police Trooper Vietti 2nd Handler – Deputy Gamboa Washoe sheriff canine Murphy has died The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday that Murphy, a police dog, has died. The springer spaniel was born in Ireland and was trained in narcotics detection. He worked with Deputy Gamboa with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking area task force. …

Died – 12/2/21 Handler – Sergeant Paul Manteufel  North Las Vegas retired K-9 dog dies following health complications The North Las Vegas Police Department is grieving the loss of one of its retired K9 dogs. NVLPD announced on Facebook Sunday that retired K-9 Bobby has passed away. He was a 14 year old Belgian Malinois. According to NLVPD, he died …

Died – 8/24/21 Handler – Officer Jayson Hill  Reno Police Mourn Death Of Retired K9 Remi   The Reno Police Department is mourning the loss of retired K9 Remi that passed away at his home on Tuesday. Remi was paired with Ret. Officer Jayson Hill from 2008 until Remi’s retirement in June 2017. Officer Hill retired from the department in …

Handler – Officer Connie Harper Retired school police dog Fax has died The Washoe County School District on Friday announced that one of its former police dogs has died. Fax worked as a drug-detective dog for the school district before retiring in 2010. Fax was born in the Czech Republic and trained with WCSD Officer Connie Harper in Texas prior …

Died – 4/12/21 Tempe Police Department announces death of 13-year-old K9 The Tempe Police Department is mourning the death of 13-year-old police K9 Nanouc, the department announced on social media on Monday. The department said Nanouc served the City of Tempe with retired K9 Officer Jim Jeffries from 2010-2015. “It is with a very heavy heart that we share with …

Died – 11/29/20 Handler – Officer Darrell Johnson Whether sniffing around at community events or energetically making his rounds at UNLV Police Services, Buster, the department’s beloved police dog, knew how to win people over. Customarily, the 8-year-old springer spaniel would arrive at police headquarters, sprint into each office and “just greet everybody,” lightening the mood, Lt. Paul Velez said …