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Handler – Officer J. Duncan Retired Chesapeake K-9 ‘Boomer’ passes away The Chesapeake Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its former K-9 officers, Boomer. Boomer served in the patrol and narcotics detection division for nine years alongside his handler, Special Police Officer J. Duncan. Boomer was not only an asset to his community, he also helped them …

Died 5/7/18 Handler – Officer B. Keller Newport News police mourning loss of retired K-9 Bane The Newport News Police Department is mourning the loss of retired K-9 Bane, according to a Facebook post. The K-9 unit said Bane succumbed to cancer on May 7. He joined the unit in 2011. Bane was a patrol and narcotics dog and was …

Died – 4/12/18 Handler – Sgt. Cindy Scott Beloved Alexandria Police K9 Gage Dies Alexandria Police is mourning the loss of K9 Gage, who died Thursday just three days before his 10th birthday. Gage retired last year with his partner Sgt. Cindy Scott. He was a trained patrol canine and narcotics detector, working with police for six years. “Gage was …

Died – 2/23/18 Blacksburg Police Department’s first K9 dies The Blacksburg Police Department has lost a loyal member who helped officers during investigations. Chesty joined the force in 2007. He was the department’s first K9 and worked with two officers who were his handlers before he retired in 2014. He spent the last three years of his life with an …

Died 1/30/18 Handler – Detective Josh Lane Prince William police K9 Max dies after battle with cancer Prince William County police are mourning the death of veteran K9 Max, who died after a battle with lymphoma. The 10-year-old German shepherd served the department for 9 years with Detective Josh Lane. Trained in narcotics detection, Max was assigned to the Street …

Died 1/28/18 Fairfax County Police Dog Passes Away K9 Colt retired in 2016 after serving for six years A Fairfax County Police dog has passed away, a year and a half after he retired. K9 Colt served Fairfax County “with distinction” from January 2010 until July 2016, according to a tweet from the Fairfax County Police Department. “It is with …

Handler – Sgt. Chad Wickline Alleghany Sherriff’s Office remembers K9 A police dog is more than just a partner. “He’s with me. We work ten hour shifts, and he’s with me for ten hours,” says Sgt. Chad Wickline, of the Alleghany Sherriff’s Office. “And then when we go home, he’s still with me.” Because the dog and his handler form …

Died – 11/15/17 Chesterfield Police remember Kaamo, the K-9 who saved a woman’s life The Chesterfield Police Department announced Thursday the passing of retired K-9 Kaamo. “[Kaamo] crossed the rainbow bridge this morning due to an inoperable malignant tumor,” a police spokesperson said. “Kaamo served the Chesterfield County Police Department from 2010 to 2015 as a patrol K-9.” The department …

Died – 11/10/17 Handler – Officer Shubert Retired Manassas police K9 Rex dies The Manassas City Police Department regrets to announce the death of retired K9 Officer Rex, a seven year veteran of the Manassas City Police K9 Unit.Rex worked a distinguished career, certified in patrol tactics and narcotics detection. Rex passed away peacefully Friday of an illness at the …

Died – 10/9/17 Handler – Officer Brittney Kotynski-Neer Heroic Winchester police dog, Kota, finds peace Kota, the Winchester police dog that drew national attention in 2014 after falling through an attic floor while helping officers make arrests, died Monday. The German shepherd was 10. The decision to put an animal out of its suffering is always gut -wrenching, but it …