Handler – Handler – Deputy Kimberlin Retired K9 named Gunner dies The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has announced the death of one of its retired police service dogs, K9 Gunner. K9 Gunner passed with his retired partner, Deputy John Kimberlin, by his side. K9 Gunner was born in Prague, Czech Republic in February of 2007 and initially trained for law …
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Died – 11/8/17 Handler – officer Thomas Emmons UNR Police dog dies after nine years of service A former explosive detection canine that served northern Nevada has died. Turner was a 13-year-old Labrador Retriever. He was bought by The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and worked with University of Nevada, Reno police officer Thomas Emmons. Together, the officer …
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Died – 5/28/17 Handler – Deputy Cole Bunyard Washoe County Sheriff’s Office mourns the passing of retired K9 The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their retired K9s, Ben. K9 Ben passed away, with his partner at his side, retired Deputy Cole Bunyard, on Sunday, May 28 due to medical complications. Ben was partnered with …
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Died 11/2/16 Handlers – Officer Ryan Ashton & Officer Steve Mayfield Reno police announce passing of canine Max Retired police canine Max died Wednesday night, the Reno Police Department said in a statement. Max served from August 2008 until retirement in June 2015. He was first assigned to handler Ryan Ashton and most recently to handler Steve Mayfield, Reno police …
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Died – 8/1/16 Handler – Officer DuWayne Layton Metro K9 “Boris” passes away Metro K9 “Boris” passed away Monday only hours after he took part in a search earlier that morning, according to to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Boris was 11 years old and finished a search at 5 a.m. before he unexpectedly died later in the day. …
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Died 3/31/16 Handler – Sgt Eric Kerns Police K9 killed, suspect shot near El Capitan, Iron Mountain A LVMPD police dog has been shot and killed during a Metro Investigation Thursday morning about 12:09 near El Capitan Way and Iron Mountain Road . K-9 Nicky, with the Metro Police Department. had just returned to duty after being stabbed multiple times …
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Handler – with Officer Mark Szabo K9 Amis dies The Washoe County School District Police Department has announced that K-9 Amis has died. Amis was born in the Czech Republic and trained with Officer Mark Szabo in Texas before starting his official duties in Washoe County. Amis lived with Officer Szabo and his family throughout his time with WCSD until …
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