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Died – 9/4/20 Handler – Officer Smith West Jordan police mourn death of recently retired, highly decorated K9 officer K9 Officer Duke answered more than 1,100 recorded deployments in a 7 year period before he retired last year. West Jordan Police Department said their former pup passed away on Friday night. Officers that worked with Duke celebrated his accomplishments and …

Handler – Officer Thurgood Kaysville K9 ‘Rex’ passes away Members of the Kaysville Police Department along with members of the community are mourning the loss of retired K9 “Rex.” According to Kaysville police, Rex served the community as a K9 officer for seven years, and officers are “absolutely heartbroked” about his passing. Officer Thurgood was Rex’s handler. He says: [Rex] …

Died – 7/4/20 Handler – Deputy Brad Larsen Davis County K9 dies after months of health-related issues A Davis County Sheriff’s K9 died Saturday morning after months of health-related issues. In a press release issued by Davis County Sheriff, 6-year-old Rony began his K9 career with their department when he was 15 months old after he was handpicked by his …

Died 4/2/20 Handler – Staff Sgt. Benjamin Tanner Team Hill bids farewell to MWD Bak Hill Air Force Base recently lost a valued member of its team, as Military Working Dog Bak passed away following a battle with cancer. MWD Bak, an all-black German shepherd, worked at Hill for 8.5 years as an explosives detection canine. He died April 2 …

Died – 2/13/20 Handler – Sergeant Ben Ricks Herriman City Police Department K9 Hondo Fatally Shot During Chase Herriman City Police Department (HCPD) K9 Hondo was killed in the line of duty on Thursday as he was attempting to apprehend a fugitive parolee who was also a homicide suspect. The incident began at approximately 11:45 p.m., when task force members …

Died 11/21/19 Handler – Officer Lundberg As Davis Co. arranges funeral, UPD handler reflects on loss The Davis County Sheriff’s Office is planning a full line-of-duty funeral service for their K9, “Chopper,” who died this week after he escaped from his handler’s patrol vehicle at the Sheriff’s Office, darted out into traffic, and was hit by a car. K9 handlers …

Handler – Officer Jason Read Centerville Police Department mourns death of retired K9 A retired K9 who previously worked for the Centerville Police Department died this week. K9 Joker worked with Officer Jason Read for several years until health problems forced him to retire early, according to a Facebook post published by the department. The partners were responsible for making …

Died 7/16/19 Handler – Deputy Tony Sorensen Utah County K9 dies after being hit by car A Utah County K9 was killed in a tragic accident Tuesday morning after he ran into the road in an isolated area near the shore of Utah Lake in Vineyard and was hit by a car. “This morning, at about 9:15, a Deputy/K9 handler …

Handler – Officer Fowers ‘Gone, But Not Forgotten’ – Retired Clinton Police K-9 ‘Mojo’ dies It is with great sadness that the Clinton City Police Department had to say goodbye to K9 Mojo. He was an amazing K9 that loved his job. K9 Mojo was retired from Law Enforcement by the Clinton Police Department in March of 2018 after many …

Died – 10/22/18 Unified police K9 Kuno killed by vehicle The Unified Police Department is mourning the death of one of its own. Police K9 Kuno was hit and killed by a vehicle, the department said. Police said early Monday morning the UPD handler was off-duty in his personal vehicle with his partner Kuno. The vehicle was a pickup truck …