Tag Archives: PA

Handler – Officer Andrew Walbert Exeter Township K9 officer dies; served over 10 years on the force A K9 officer who served with the Exeter Township Police Department for more than ten years has died, after a battle with cancer. The police department said Bosco “was a loyal partner to both his handler, Officer Andrew Walbert, as well as the …

Died 7/7/16 Police K-9 dies after being left in hot car following training exercise A department of corrections K-9 died last week after its handler left the dog in a hot vehicle for over two and a half hours following a training exercise at SCI-Rockview. The incident happened on July 7 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The K-9, a 2-year-old Yellow Lab …

Died – 7/2/16 Handler – Corporal Kirk Wetzel Beloved Hazleton Police Dog Passes Away The Hazleton Police Department announced that their legendary German Shepherd K-9 “Griz” has died at the age of 11. According to Hazleton Police, Griz died on Friday from an infection that created medical complications. Griz was cross trained in Patrol and Narcotics Detection. He was assigned …

Died 5/27/16 Handler – Officer Neil Cridge Findlay loses long-serving K-9 Officer Axel Officer Neil Cridge and members of the Findlay Police Department are mourning the loss of one of their own. The department’s K-9 officer Axel died May 27 after a brief bout with health-related issues. The German Shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix — one of the first police dogs in …

Died – 3/2/16 Handler – Sgt. Jason Linderman Reading police pay tribute to dedicated K9 Reading police paid tribute to one of the most loyal members of the department. K9 Ofc. Tank helped track down criminals for years, but on Wednesday he was laid to rest after an emotional send off. “Tank was one of those dogs people fell in …

Died 1/31/16 Handler – Officer Brian O’Malley Person Shot, K9 Officer Stabbed & Killed Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a police K-9 was stabbed to death and a suspect shot during a foot pursuit on a transit busway. Spokesman Jim Ritchie of the Port Authority of Allegheny County said the pursuit began Sunday afternoon at a transit station in Wilkinsburg …

Died – 11/29/15 Handler – Officer Jason Ebert Police mourn Bethlehem K9 A Bethlehem police dog died Sunday after being diagnosed with an untreatable form of cancer, police said Monday. Chief Mark DiLuzio said that K-9 Rexo, a 9-year-old German Shepherd died Sunday morning in the company of his partner Officer Jason Ebert and several other officers. “Our condolences go …

Died 9/25/15 Handler – Officer Glenn Bogert A salute to a fallen K-9 “He had my back. He was the coolest partner,” said Glenn Bogert, who worked with the 100-pound German shepherd in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police from 2006, when the dog was 18 months old, until Memorial Day 2014, when Dirk retired four months after his 9th birthday. …

Died 8/22/15

Died – 8/19/15 Handler – Officer Bryan Lockwood Quakertown police to honor K-9 Kito Quakertown police will honor the life of its first K-9 officer — a German shepherd named Kito — who died as the result of a debilitating illness last month. A public memorial service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday outside of Quakertown Borough Hall at, 35 …