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Died – 12/19/16 Handler – Officer Ruhlen Newport News Police mourn the passing of beloved K-9 The Newport News Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9 who served the department for 11 years. K-9 Jordan passed away Monday morning at the age of 13 in the arms of her handler, Master Police Officer Ruhlen. The full bred …

Died – 11/26/16 Hampton Police K9 dies of cancer The Hampton Police Division is mourning the passing of one of their own, Police K9 Diesel. Diesel died Saturday after a brief battle with cancer. He served as MPO Tom Hendrickson’s partner. According to Hampton Police, Diesel ran more than 2800 miles of tracks and helped located evidence, suspects and missing …

Died – 10/6/16 Alexandria Police Remember Retired K9 Titan The Alexandria Police Department is mourning the loss of retired K9 “Titan.” The dog, who served eight years on the police force, was remembered on the department’s Facebook page Tuesday: The Alexandria Police Department and the Alexandria Police Foundation says good-bye to retired APD K9 Titan, 14, who went over the …

Died 1/11/16 Handler – Officer Jake Clark Police dog shot and killed during overnight officer-involved shooting Norfolk police say one of their police dogs was shot during an officer-involved shooting and died overnight. Officers say this all started Sunday night on Land Street, just off Virginia Beach Boulevard between Poplar Hall and Newtown Roads. Police say shortly before 6 p.m., …

Died – 1/10/16 Handler – Corporal Myron Green Petersburg Sheriff’s Office mourning the loss of K-9, Tex The Petersburg Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of K-9, Tex, after he passed away Sunday morning. Tex was an Explosive Detection K-9 and had been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2009. His death was attributed to causes in which German Shepherds often …

Died 12/24/15 Arlington County Police Announces Passing of Retired Police Dog K-9 Toby, a retired Arlington County Police dog, has unexpectedly passed away, the department announced.today. Toby served Arlington from 2008-2013. This is, unfortunately, at least the third Arlington K-9 to die early in recent years. In 2013, K-9 Dutch become suddenly ill and passed away while on the force. …

Died – 10/25/15 Handler – Officer Holly Hill Retired Culpeper Police dog Seltic dies at age 14 A crime-fighting, drug-sniffing Culpeper Police Department K-9 recently passed on to the dog park in the sky. French-born “Seltic,” a beautiful, sand-colored Belgian Malinois, died in retirement Oct. 25 on his longtime handler’s Orange County farm at the age of 14. Culpeper Police …

Died – 9/30/15 K9 Fairga Passes away Sad news from the Orange Beach Police Department this afternoon. Retired K9 Officer Fairga passed away this morning, according to the Orange Beach Police Department. Fairga was a full-blooded German Shepard born in the Czech Republic in 2005. He worked with the city from 2006-2014. He was 10-years-old when he passed away.

Died – 9/28/15 1st Handler – Officer Tom Hendrickson 2nd Handler – Officer Brian Williams 3rd Handler – Officer Brian Boyd Hampton police mourning loss of K-9 Falko Hampton Police Division is mourning the loss of one of their four-legged companions. Falko II, a K-9 German shepherd for Hampton police, passed away on Monday. “He was by far one of …

Handler – Deputy Christopher Tash Retired Culpeper bomb dog, Hyco, passes on Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Tash vows to never get another dog after the recent loss of his retired police K9, Hyco. “It’s just one of those things — I don’t want to bond with them. It’s too hard. To go ahead and get another I would do …