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Died – 6/29/17 Handler – Officer Eston Williams Jackson police K-9 Aron dies after cancer diagnosis Jackson Police Department K-9 Aron died this week after he was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. The police department confirmed Aron’s death Thursday, saying the 7-year-old German Shepherd would be “greatly missed.” Aron was born November 2009 in Solvenia, and started …

Died 6/18/17 Handler – Deputy Sheriff Mark Crum It is with a heavy heart and great sadness the Greene County Sheriff’s Department must announce the death of K-9 Officer Ren. She died one day after being struck by a vehicle near her home. K-9 Officer Ren was a four-year-old Belgian Malinois and a two-year veteran of the Greene County Sheriff’s …

Died – 6/12/17 Handler – Patrol Deputy Chris Shope Missing Bradley SO K-9 found dead after being struck by train Bradley County Sheriff’s Office announced that their missing K9 Lucy that went missing on Sunday afternoon was found dead Monday morning. Lucy was reported missing in Charleston, TN on Case street. Police say caretakers went to the kennel where they …

Died 5/30/17 1ST Handler – Sergeant Gill Wood 2ND Handler – Deputy Scott Demonbreun 3RD HANDLER – Deputy Kelley Potter Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) beloved Belgian Malinois K9 Mallie passed away Tuesday afternoon May 30th 2017 from complications due to medical conditions. Mallie was born on July 29th, 2008. She spent her first few months under the care and …

Died – 7/6/15 Handler – Officer Brandon West Cleveland Police mourn K9 officer’s death The Cleveland Police Department is remembering the life of a K9 officer named Tessa, who served the department between 2005 and 2011. Cleveland Police Department says that Tessa passed away peacefully Wednesday morning. It says Tessa was a single purpose narcotics police K9, and was the …

Died – 6/19/16 Handler – Deputy Dale BeCraft K9 Titan passed away on June 19, 2016 from complications from gastric dilatation volvulus surgery. Titan served with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office since 2014. He was born in Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany on September 30th, 2011. Before arriving in the United States in 2013, he received his Schutzhund title. To receive the Schutzhund …

Died 5/24/16 Handler – Officer Robert Strickland Tennessee Prison Guard Charged After Leaving Service Dog to Die in Car A Tennessee prison guard was arrested for animal cruelty last week after leaving his service dog in the car for almost five hours with the windows rolled up and the air conditioner turned off. Robert Strickland also left no water for …

Died – 5/3/16 Handler – Sgt. Michael Watkins Loudon Co. Sheriff’s Office mourning K9 Sad news from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office. The department announced Tuesday that one of their K9 officers, Derro, had to be euthanized due to health complications. Derro, a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois, was handled by Sgt. Michael Watkins. The two had recently competed in United States …

Died – 3/9/16 Handler – Deputy Sgt. BJ Johnson Police canine drowns while tracking suspect A police canine with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, was killed after being swept away in a raging river near Tellico Plains, Tennessee. The dog, a nine-year-old Dutch shepherd named “Vigor,” drowned in the Tellico River while in the pursuit of a wanted suspect identified …

Handler – Det. Art Wolff Roane County Sheriff K9 “Rad” passes away A well known East Tennessee K9 “Rad” has passed away after 10 years in law enforcement. Rad had served 7 of his 10 years with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office with his handler Det. Art Wolff. Rad was 12 years old and was bitten by a snake in …