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Handler – Officer Josh Klinger  Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department mourns loss of K-9 Zoli The Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department has lost a member of its team. K-9 Zoli, a 3-year-old German Shepherd with a 19-month career with the TVRPD, passed away after a string of veterinary specialist visits resulted in him being diagnosed with stage five Lymphoma. “It …

Handler – Sgt. Steve Hatfield  Pottstown police K-9 Kato dies of cancer A borough police K-9 on duty for nine years has died suddenly of an aggressive form of cancer. The news about Kato, a German shepherd, was announced Tuesday. Kato, who was born in the Czech Republic, served with Sgt. Steve Hatfield and was still on active duty. Kato …

Handler – Officer Thomas Lockard It is with heavy hearts that the Pittsburgh Police K9 Unit announces the passing of K-9 Gerix (retired). Gerix was a Narcotics Detection K-9 who began his service with the K9 Unit in January of 2012 and retired from service in January of 2019. K9 Gerix spent these last couple of years enjoying retirement at …

Handler – Officer Dante Borghini Retired Pittsburgh City Schools Police K9 Bobbie Passes Away A K9 officer that served with the Pittsburgh City School Police Department has died. K9 officer Bobbie worked with the department for six years. K9 Bobbie spent the past few months with his handler, Officer Dante Borghini and his family.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of K-9 Officer Nick. Nick was the K-9 partner of Plymouth Township Police Officer Brad Fox. On the day that Officer Fox was murdered, Nick remained by Brad’s side, even after Nick himself had been shot. Following Nick’s recovery, he went on to live with Brad’s wife Lynsay and their …

Died 2/17/21 Handler – Officer Gin Warminster Police Remember Canine Officer, Eddie Police in Warminster Township are honoring a former canine officer who was laid to rest last week. Eddie, who turned 13 years old on Christmas Eve, was born in the Czech Republic and purchased by Warminster Police on Sept. 8, 2009. He completed patrol training with the Philadelphia …

Handler – Officer Dan Hartung It is with heavy hearts that the Pittsburgh Police K9 Unit announces the passing of K-9 Edo due to illness. Edo was an Explosives Detection K-9 who began his service with the K9 Unit in May of 2013 and was working faithfully up until this past week. Today, Pittsburgh Police officers joined K9 Edo’s handler …

North Fayette Township Police Department K9 Nevo Dies It was learned on Tuesday that the North Fayette Police Department’s K9 Nevo died. The news caused other departments to send their condolences to the officers of the North Fayette Township Police Department, including the Findlay Township Police Department. “It is with great sadness today that we learned of the passing of …

Handler – Officer Joshua Frost It is once again with great sadness that we post the passing of a Reading hero K9. Rocky was among the first three selected to restart the Reading K9 Unit. He was handled by FTO Joshua Frost, and specialized in patrol and explosive detection. Rocky is now the final K9 to pass from the 2008 …

Died – 1/18/21 Handler – officer Jonathan Smith Allentown police mourn K-9 officer Django Allentown police are mourning one of their own, K-9 officer Django, who died from a sudden unexpected illness Monday after serving more than 10 years with the force and was still serving. Django, a Belgian Malinois, was 2 years old when he completed the seven-week training …