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Died – 6/24/21 Handler – Officer Dave Nist Marysville police K-9 passes away while patrolling Marysville Police Officer Dave Nist announced his partner Bear passed away on Thursday. The Marysville Division of Police announced one of its beloved K-9s passed away on Thursday. The division shared a post by Marysville Police Officer Dave Nist, who is K-9 Bear’s handler. Nist …

Died – 6/9/21 Handler – Officer Kitco Ohio police mourn the loss of K9 officer Max The employees within the Grove City Division of Police are mourning the loss of one of their own. In early June, Max, the 8-year-old canine officer with the police department died. According to Lt. Jason Stern, a cancerous growth was discovered, resulting in an …

Died 5/29/21 Handler – Sgt. Anthony Mancuso Former Munroe Falls K9 Ryot died May 29, a little over a year after retiring from the police department. “She apparently had some stomach issues according to the vet. She wasn’t acting herself, and unfortunately the humane thing was to put her down because it was affecting her organs,” Mayor James Armstrong reported …

Handler – Detective Large Hilliard police department’s K9 Oz dies A dog that served in Hilliard police department for eight years has died after his health declined. K9 Oz was 12 and put to sleep this week, Hilliard police said on social media. The dog served from 2011 to 2019, partnered with Detective Large. “Our thoughts go out to Detective …

Died 5/1/21 Handler – Officer Brian Parker The St. Marys Police Department is saddened to announce that on Saturday, May 1, 2021, we lost our beloved K-9 member, Scout. On Thursday, Scout developed a Gastric Dilatation- Volvulus (GDV) and underwent emergency surgery, but died due to complications on Saturday. Scout, a German Shepherd from Czechoslovakia, was born on August 14, …

Tonight, K-9 Duran, “the old man,” crossed the rainbow bridge. He was surrounded by his family, his partner, his trainers, several other members of our Storm Dog training group and his mama. Duran was a retired dual purpose bomb dog from the Ohio State University Police Department who trained with Six back in his working days and we were lucky …

Handler – Investigator McGilton It is with extreme sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of our own K-9 ACHES. Recently, Aches (4.5 years old) had fallen ill. After dedicated care at home, and travel to Columbus for expert advice, it was determined that he had an inoperable tumor on his spine. Aches was one of the rare …

Handler – Sgt. Aaron Heflin Died – 4/19/21 Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is heartbroken to share the unexpected loss of active duty K9 Vando following a medical emergency Monday evening. He served as the loyal partner of Sgt. Aaron Heflin since 2013 and was soon to retire. As you will see in this video, Vando was always smiling, but he …

Died – 4/16/21 Summit County explosives detector K9 Deputy Anna dies at 7 due to illness The Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirmed K9 Deputy Anna died on Friday morning due to an illness. Anna was a 7-year-old yellow lab who was trained to detect explosives. She was born in Columbia and was trained by a world-renowned trainer in Canada. The …

Died – 4/14/21 Handler – Deputy Daniel McClelland Hours after Deputy Daniel McClelland died, his beloved K9 partner Midge also passed. She was 16 years old. Sheriff McClelland and Midge retired in 2016. Midge was certified by the Guinness World Records as the smallest police dog in 2007. She was a narcotics officer with the department.