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Died – 5/29/19 Handler – Officer Tim Miller Greenville County’s longest-serving K-9 has died; emotional ‘last call’ recorded The longest-serving K-9 at the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office was remembered Friday with a moment of silence and a last call. K-9 Kroc died Wednesday, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Since his 2017 retirement, Kroc had lived with his former handler, Tim …

Handler – Officer Jason Murzda Retired Struthers K9 passes away A retired K-9 who served in Struthers for 10 years has died of natural causes, officials say. Rebel served with Struthers police from 2007 to 2017. His handler, Jason Murzda, described Rebel as “one of a kind.” The Struthers police department released a statement on their Facebook page: “We are …

Died – 5/20/19 Handler – Officer James Leeth Beloved Greenfield police dog passes away He was good at his job, valuable to the police department, but a sociable and sweet K-9, too. Sando, a favorite with the Greenfield Police Department and in the community he served, passed away May 20, when he was believed to be more than 14 years …

Handler – Officer Eric Nicholson Union County K9 honored with salutes during ‘final walk’ Richwood Police Department K9 Klink took his “final walk” before being put to rest at the Woodside Vet Clinic in Marysville. Klink was honored by fellow officers and K9s with salutes as officer Eric Nicholson carried him with a “thin blue line” American flag. He reportedly …

Handler – Officer Glen McClelland Last ride for former Marietta K-9 The importance of the role that police dogs play in law enforcement was underscored Friday morning as the Marietta Police Department and several other agencies from around the region gathered to pay tribute to Diego, a police dog that served Marietta for nearly seven years. Diego was close to …

Died – 3/22/19 Handler – Officer Ken Kobers Retired Cincinnati K-9 officer Ike dies after years of service After years of service, one of Cincinnati’s four-legged finest has died, officials with the Cincinnati Police Department said Friday. Ike, who was retired from service, has died. He was a partner of Officer Ken Kobers, and the fourth K-9 officer purchased by …

Handler – Sgt. Oakley Guernsey County’s first K-9 officer dies Former Guernsey County Sheriff’s K-9 officer Rose — the first such officer in the county’s history – has passed away and will be laid to rest Friday at an undisclosed location. A single purpose narcotics detection canine, Rose joined the sheriff’s office in 2005 and retired from her duties in …

Handler – Officer David Sturman Retired K9 officer mourned The Delaware community was in mourning Thursday after news that retired police K9, Sgt. Argo, had passed away. Argo, 12, joined the City of Delaware Police Department in summer 2007 and began working with Patrol Officer David Sturman. Sturman and Argo trained together for narcotics detection and other work, including searches, …

Died – 2/19/19 Handler – Lt. Brian Newsome Former K-9 officer Dixie passes away A former Morrow County canine officer has died. “It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the loss of retired K-9 Dixie,” Sheriff John Hinton posted on Facebook Tuesday morning. Dixie was a multi purpose German shepherd who was a member of the Morrow …

Died 2/11/19 Bedford police mourn beloved K-9 Mike We are very sad and heartbroken to report that our K9 Mike passed away unexpectedly last week. K9 Mike, a Belgian Malinois, was born July 13, 2013 in Holland. He displayed the drive to be a K9 officer and came to the United States shortly after via Castle K9. He began his …