Tag Archives: SC

Died – 5/16/19 1ST Handler – Deputy Kenneth Lively 2ND Handler – Deputy Brian Ruge Aiken County Sheriff’s K9 Kimbo Succumbs To Cancer Aiken County Sheriff’s Office K9 Kimbo joined the department in 2015. Aiken, SC – Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) K9 Kimbo died on May 16 in the arms of his human partner. K9 Kimbo, a six-year-old Belgian …

Died 8/29/18 Cayce police dog passes away at home with handler, cause of death unclear A Cayce Department of Public Safety police dog passed away Wednesday night, according to a tweet from the law enforcement agency. “It is with heavy heart that we mourn the loss of K-9 Maverick, who become (sic) unresponsive last night,” the tweet read. The canine …

Handler – PFC. B. Hamby With great regret, SPD announces the loss of retired K-9 ‘Trigg’. Trigg proudly served the citizens of Summerville along with his handler, PFC. B. Hamby. ‘Trigg’ retired in 2014. Rest easy brother; we have the watch from here. K-9 “Trigg” was a Police Utility Dog trained in narcotic detection, evidence recovery, area search, building searches, …

Died – 7/28/18 Handler – Officer D. Hurt Columbia police dog dies from heat-related injury A K-9 working with the Columbia Police Department died Saturday from what is being called a “heat-related work injury.” CPD announced on Saturday “the sudden loss of a beloved K-9.” A spokesperson for CPD said the announcement came with “tremendous sadness.” The K-9 office went …

Died – 5/3/18 HCPD remembers K9 Officer ‘Alto’ The Horry County Police Department, including K9 handlers, paused to honor the service of K9 officer Alto on Thursday. Alto was kind of special because he was a very big dog. He was intimidating to look at. But to be honest with you, he wasn’t nothing but a big baby, a big …

Died 2/15/18 Handler – Officer Brandon VanAusdal K9 Mojo killed in crash A K-9 Mojo was killed in a DUI crash Thursday and his handler injured when suspect Richard Shore, 37, collided with their police vehicle. .Mojo served with the department for five years. His handler, Officer Brandon VanAusdal, is currently being treated at a hospital. The South Carolina Highway …

Died – 11/27/17 Handler – Sgt. Randy Gibson Beloved former member of York County Sheriff’s Office dies. A 4-legged dog named Justice When a longtime member of a police department dies, other officers mourn. The York County Sheriff’s Office lost one Monday, after one of their own died. Plenty of tough cops were close to tears. The deceased never wore …

Died 8/11/17 Handler – Deputy Emily Lemmond Richland deputy says goodbye to her best buddy Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies and K-9s gathered Thursday to pay tribute to K-9 Tosca, a Belgian Malinois who suffered from a seizure and had to be put down. Tosca was taken off a ventilator after suffering from a seizure. The sheriff said Tosca, a …

Died 4/20/17 Jasper County Sheriff’s K-9 dies in hot car Doki was a 2 year old Belgium Malinois The sheriff’s office says the dog was in the department’s K-9 vehicle when a malfunction caused the vehicle’s temperature to rise to an unsafe level. K-9 Doki was rushed to a veterinary hospital, however later died due to heat exhaustion. Doki was …

Columbia Police K-9 Officer Passes Away The Columbia Police Department says one of their K-9 officers say passed away. The dog, named Lenny, died. “It is with heavy hearts that we report K9 Lenny has passed away from bloat. We sincerely appreciate the medical staff at VCA Animal Specialty Center of South Carolina for doing everything in their power to …