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.” …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Died – 7/7/15 Handler – Deputy Jay Fitzgerald Police dog euthanized after attacking deputy A Grant County police dog was euthanized Tuesday after it attacked and injured its deputy handler during the weekend. “This was a very difficult decision to make,” Sheriff Nate Dreckmann told Madison.com. “It was not made in haste, and we looked at all the alternatives we …
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