Tag Archives: TX

Died – 11/18/21 Handler –  Officer Vern Darlington ‘End of Watch’ announced for Waco Police Department’s K9 Kempi The Waco Police Department announced the “End of Watch” for its K9 Kempi. According to the Police Department, K9 Kempi was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away on Nov. 18. A private funeral will be held for K9 Kempi …

Died 11/10/21 Officer Caleb Norman Sweetwater Police Department Mourns Loss Of K-9 Officer The Sweetwater Police Department Wednesday announced the passing of K-9 Officer Dana. According to SPD, Officer Dana spent seven years with the department. The first two with one handler and the last five Officer Caleb Norman. “Dana was not only a work partner for her handlers, but a …

Died 11/8/21 Handler – Officer Justin Gower Cedar Park PD K9 Rogue dies after suffering medical emergency The Cedar Park Police Department is mourning the death of one of its four-legged officers. The department shared a tribute video to K9 officer Rogue on Twitter. Rogue died after suffering a medical emergency on Monday night. Rogue was responsible for multiple narcotics detection and …

Died – 8/3/21 K9 Byrd died of heatstroke when the cooling system in his handler’s vehicle failed in Alice, Texas. During his service, K9 Byrd conducted over 131 searches, located over 54 pounds of marijuana, over 54 kilograms of cocaine, 39 grams of heroin, 494 grams of methamphetamine, and $142,000 in currency. K9 Byrd had served with the Texas Highway …

Laredo police announce death of canine officer The Laredo Police Department announced the death of one of its canine officers on Thursday evening. K-9 Officer Otto died recently. LPD stated that he had been an asset in finding narcotics throughout the area. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of our K-9 Officers ‘Otto,’” …

Died 7/16/21 Handler – Sergeant David Birch  MCSO Says Goodbye To Longtime K-9 Partner Hummer The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said a bittersweet goodbye yesterday to one of its own K-9 partners due to a rare cancer diagnosis. K-9 Hummer has been a partner to Sergeant Birch in the Homeland Security Division of MCSO since September, 2014. Only a little …

Died 4/26/21 Handler – Officer Jason Crawford Mesquite K9 officer killed while chasing armed robbery suspects The Mesquite Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its police dogs killed in the line of duty Monday morning. It happened around 2:30 a.m. as officers were helping the Balch Springs Police Department chase several armed aggravated robbery suspects. They deployed …

Handler – Officer Hastings “It is with a heavy heart that the Granbury Police Department announces the passing of Narcotics K9 Ben. Ben served our community along with his handler, Officer Hastings, from 2012-2019. During that time Ben was assigned to the Granbury Independent School District. “Ben quickly became the unofficial school mascot and could always be found among crowds …

In July 2018, Juma and Constable Kelly Smith became partners and best friends when she was donated to Wood County by K9 Officers (www.K9officers.org). K9 officers, a non-profit organization was formed by Rocky and Shannon Smith to provide police K9s, handler training and equipment to law enforcement agencies. They probably had no idea the impact they would make on the …

Died – 1/24/21 Handler – Officer Revia Beaumont Police mourn death of K9 ‘Hutch’ “It is with great sadness that the Beaumont Police Department reports that K9 Hutch passed away on January 24, 2021. Hutch became suddenly ill and was rushed to the hospital where he passed away in the early morning hours with his handler and family by his …