Handler – Detective Vaughn Bechtol Lake Oswego Police are mourning the loss of Charger For many years, Lake Oswego Police Department detective Vaughn Bechtol saw his K-9 partner, Charger, more than his wife. The duo not only chased “bad guys” during work shifts, but also cuddled on the couch in Bechtol’s living room, walked to Dutch Bros. for morning pick-me-ups …
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Multnomah Co. Sheriff’s K9 Varro dies of complications from stroke A Multnomah County Sheriff’s K9 who served for nearly a decade died over the weekend, officials announced Wednesday. K9 Varro was 14 years old. According to the sheriff’s office, Varro was at home when he died on Sunday morning of complications following a stroke.The trained sheriff’s dog joined the K9 …
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Died – 12/27/18 Handler – OSP Senior Trooper Freitag Retired OSP drug detection K9 dies: ‘Keno will be greatly missed’ A former Oregon State Police drug detection K9 passed away just months after retirement, officials said Thursday. K9 Keno started working with OSP Senior Trooper Freitag in February of 2015. They were based out of the Salem-area command.His career was …
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Died – 5/28/18 Handler – Officer Anthony Bastinelli Retired Beaverton PD K-9 Kahz dies; 8-year career included catching 145 suspects A retired Beaverton Police Department K-9 has died. Beaverton police reported Monday that Kahz had passed away. Kahz had an eight-year career with the department that included 2,800 deployments, 145 suspect captures and the seizure of more than $223,000 in …
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Died – 4/4/18 Handler – Officer Mike Lee Timber, retired Hillsboro police dog, euthanized Officers with the Hillsboro Police Department said goodbye to one of their own this week, after one of the agency’s police dogs was put down following a long illness. Timber, a 5-year-old a German shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix, was euthanized Wednesday, April 4 due to an ongoing …
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Died 12/4/17 Handler – Officer Zaugg Hillsboro police dog killed in crash A police dog was killed in a crash in Hillsboro late Monday night. “It’s with great sadness that we share the loss of Hillsboro Police K9 Billy this morning,” representatives with the Hillsboro Police Department wrote. “K9 Billy and his handler, Officer Zaugg were involved in a traffic …
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Died – 11/9/17 Retired Hillsboro K-9 dies, police say goodbye A dog who served the Hillsboro Police Department for nearly six years has died, officers reported Thursday. K-9 Riley passed away Nov. 9 with his partner by his side at Dove Lewis Animal Hospital. Riley, a mix breed Terrier, was 15 years old and had retired from the police department …
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Died – 11/10/17 Handler – Officer Rob Griesel Oregon police dog Blek killed by hit-and-run driver Eugene police announced the death of K9 Blek, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Friday while off-duty. Police said it happened in rural Lane County. K9 Blek was a German Shepherd from Slovakia according to Eugene Police. He started with the Eugene …
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Died – 10/11/17 Handler – Officer Scott Keniston Keizer PD K9 Bruno, 5, dies from bacterial infection Bruno, a 5-year old K9 with Keizer’s Police Department, died on Wednesday from a severe bacterial infection, the department announced. Bruno had been working with officer Scott Keniston since June 2014. Bruno was a tracking and apprehension K9, but he also gave several …
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Handler – Officer Trahern Fox A retired police dog credited with saving multiple lives passed away over the weekend. K9 “Gunner” began his career as a police K9 with the Klamath Falls Police Department in 2007. KFPD said Gunner retired in 2017 after nearly 10 years of service. He passed away on July 15, 2017 at the age of 12. …
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