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Died – 12/30/15 Handler – Officer Mark Jaeger Wausau police dog Pluto dies A retired Wausau police dog has died. K-9 Officer Mark Jaeger. Police say the Belgian Malinois named Pluto died December 30. The 13-year-old dog started working for the Wausau Police Department in 2005 and retired one year ago. “Pluto was a great partner at work and a …

Died 12/10/15 Handler – Officer Ben Hardgrove Police officer loses his canine partner Fond du Lac Police officer Ben Hardgrove said goodbye to his K-9 partner this week. They had been partners for seven years. The police dog, named Packo, was suffering from an illness and had to be put down. Through the years, the 9-year-old German shepherd made news …

Died – 11/16/15 Handler – officer Christina Marshall Milwaukee police K9 laid to rest A K9 officer with the Milwaukee Police Department will be laid to rest Monday after being diagnosed with cancer. Kenny, 10, has been working with officer Christina Marshall since 2007. Kenny and Officer Marshall were the pioneer team for K9 firearm detection in the state of …

Died – 10/16/15 Handler – Officer Dale Swart K-9 Bones dies Village police are mourning the loss of one of their veteran four-legged officers. Mount Pleasant police announced Friday afternoon that retired K-9 Bones had died. Bones, 11, had worked for more than a decade as the canine partner to Officer Dale Swart. Bones was retired in May because he …

Died – 9/30/15 Handler – Officer Ryan Williams Beloved Police K-9 is Put Down Former Fond du Lac Police K9 Grendel was put down today. His long-time partner Officer Ryan Williams says it was a tough thing to do, but the right thing to do for the 12-year-old German Sheppard who had developed nerve problems in his back. Grendel and …

Died 9/14/15 Handler – Officer Jeff Felt Former Madison Police K9 passes away Madison Police say a former K9 with their department has passed away. According to a post on their Facebook page, K9 Gildon died after serving with MPD from 2006 to 2013. The K9 was born in Germany in 2004. Madison Police say the work Gildon did in …

Died 8/14/15 Handler – Patrol Sgt. Andy Thoms Sheriff’s office mourns loss of police dog Viper The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. The department announced last week that Viper, the K¬9 partner of Sgt. Andy Thoms, died on Friday. A statement released Saturday by the department said Viper “will be missed immensely.” …

Died – 8/12/15 Handler – Deputy Austin Lemberger Alarm & AC fails, killing Brown County Sheriff’s K9 The Brown County Sheriff’s Department says one of their police dogs died in a hot car when the air conditioning malfunctioned on Wednesday. Authorities say the K9, Wix, and his partner, Deputy Austin Lemberger, were on special assignment in Sheboygan County at the …

Died 7/19/15 Handler – Sgt. John Fisher Officer mourns death of canine partner Just how close were Sgt. John Fisher and his canine partner Natz? It took Fisher more than a week to respond to telephone queries from the press seeking comment on the death of his longtime partner. Fisher said Tuesday he wasn’t being intentionally rude or blowing off …

Died 7/7/15 Handler – Investigator Mark Sorensen Cheeto has passed away Some sad news from the Racine Police Department — K9 “Cheeto” has passed away. Racine police say it happened on Tuesday morning, July 7th. Racine Police Investigator Mark Sorensen discovered his partner had passed at his home. K9 Cheeto was not ill. His cause of death is presumed to …