K9 Grunt – Refugio County, Texas Died 9/1/18 K9 Grunt strangled to death K9 Nell and K9 Grunt were strangled to death by a suspect they were tracking while assisting the Aransas County Sheriff’s Office and other state and federal agencies. Officers in Aransas County had been involved in a pursuit in which 16 illegal aliens bailed out of a …
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K9 Neil – Refugio County, Texas
Died 9/1/18 K9 Neil strangled to death K9 Nell and K9 Grunt were strangled to death by a suspect they were tracking while assisting the Aransas County Sheriff’s Office and other state and federal agencies. Officers in Aransas County had been involved in a pursuit in which 16 illegal aliens bailed out of a vehicle and fled into the brush …
Read More »K9 Snitch – Ennis, Texas
Died 8/25/18 Handler – Officer Donnie Trull Ennis PD mourns k9 Snitch It is with heavy hearts that we let everyone know Ennis PD K9, Snitch, died on 8/25/18 after succumbing to injuries he sustained from being hit by a car. Ennis PD is currently investigating the cause of incident, but early signs point to it being a tragic accident. …
Read More »K9 Bear – Corinth, Texas
Died 8/1/18 Former Corinth PD K9 dies The retired K9 officer for Corinth Police Department has died. 12-year-old Bear passed away peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, according to the CPD. From 2008 to 2013, Bear helped the police department keep Corinth safe. “Bear was a superstar,” the department wrote in a Facebook post. “Bear helped to bring many drugs and weapons …
Read More »K9 Tux – Burton, Texas
Died – 7/3/18 FORMER BURTON TX POLICE K9 TUX PASSES AWAY Retired K-9 TUX, who served Burton, Washington County TX for more than seven years, died Tuesday. TUX, born in June 2005, began her service in Burton in May 2007, until her last deployment in December 2014. TUX was originally donated by Ken Gwen and The Malloy’s, and was trained …
Read More »K9 Tex – Austin, Texas
Died – 7/3/18 Handler – Officer Patrick O’Connor Austin bids farewell to K9 Tex Austin Police Department K9 passed away in July, according to officials. K9 Tex, a Belgian Malinois, died due to natural causes. K9 Tex served APD with his handler Officer Patrick O’Connor, made 73 arrests, and served as a Special Operations K9 during his time on the …
Read More »K9 Jake – Houston, Texas
Died – 6/30/18 Handler – officer Brian Schmidt Houston police K-9 dies after 7 years of service with department A K-9 from the Houston Police Department died Saturday night, according to authorities. “We are sad to report that one of our K-9s, Jake, died last night of natural causes,” HPD said in a tweet. Officers say Jake would have been …
Read More »K9 Udo Houston, Texas
Died – 6/25/18 Handler – Officer Robert Mason (RET 2017) K9 UDO Patrol Canine (Single Purpose) Houston TX Police (RET 2014) 7 Years Stellar Service – EOW 6/25/18 Credited with Over 200 Captures K9 UDO served for 7 Years with the Houston TX Police Dept as a Single Purpose Dog. He retired in 2014. Together with Officer Robert Mason, both …
Read More »K9 Uzziel – Irving, Texas
Died 6/23/18 Handler – Officer Fisher The Irving Police Department lost a furry friend over the weekend. Retired K9 Uzziel died on June 23. He was 10-years-old. “Oh how we had some fun!!! Gonna miss you Buddy,” his handler, Officer Fisher, said in a social media post. Uzziel most notably assisted in a 2013 drug bust that yielded 1,600 pounds …
Read More »K9 Ide – Texarkana, Texas
Died – 6/16/18 Handler – Officer Jeremy Sutton and Handler – Officer Bo Carter East Texas community remembers K9’s service A longtime retired veteran of the Texarkana Texas Police Department passed away Saturday and now people are remembering his service. TTPD posted on Facebook that K9 Ide died of natural causes. Ide worked for six years with the department until …
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