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Handler – Officer Dawn Hanizeski Award-winning Oak Creek Police K9 Nox who logged ‘extremely successful career’ has died Former Oak Creek Police K9 Nox, who had an “extremely successful career,” according to his handler, has died.Nox was a German shepherd from the Netherlands. His handler, Officer Dawn Hanizeski, initially took ownership of her former patrol partner after he retired with …

Died – 6/19/24 Handler – Officer Seth Pionke Plover police mourning loss of retired K9 officer BillPlover police are mourning the passing of its second K9 dog, Bill. Bill served the Plover Police Department from 2017 until he was medically retired following a cancer diagnosis in 2021. Bill was partnered with his human handler, Officer Seth Pionke, and continued to …

Died – 5/26/24 Handler – Sergeant Michael Prachel Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office K9 Roky passes away The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office sadly announced that their K9, Roky, has passed away.They say he passed away peacefully on Sunday from the effects of cancer. Roky and his handler, Sergeant Michael Prachel, sniffed out lots of illegal drugs and those who …

Died 5/9/24 Handler – Officer Holly McManus St. Francis Police K9 Bane passes away after battle with cancer K9 Bane, the first police dog in St Francis, ended his watch Thursday after his 709 day battle with Degenerative Myolopathy, a condition comparable to ALS in humans.On Bane’s Facebook account, his handler Holly McManus shared that doctors a tumor had likely …

Died 4/25/24 Handler – Lt. Brad. Lessila Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office mourning loss of K-9, Apollo The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of two of their deputy K-9s. K-9 Apollo, a Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix, served alongside Lt. B Lessila for approximately nine years, before retiring in the fall of 2022. Apollo passed away at age 12 …

Handler – Sgt. Jacob Schiller Mequon P.D. mourns sudden and unexpected passing of retired K9 Iron With heavy hearts, we share the news of the sudden and unexpected passing of retired K9 Iron. Iron was brought to our department with the assistance of the @mtcfgives in 2015 where Iron served alongside his handler, Sgt. Jacob Schiller, for 8 1/2 years, …

Died – 4/10/24 Handler – Officer B. Anderson Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office mourning loss of K-9, Carlos K-9 Carlos, a German Shepherd, passed away at age 12 on April 10. According to the MCSO, Carlos spent the majority of his eight-year career working in the Milwaukee County Jail, with handler and partner, Officer B. Anderson. Carlos was trained in narcotics …

Handler – Det. Tim Kastner Retired Wauwatosa police dog dies, was department’s first K-9 The Wauwatosa Police Department on Wednesday announced the death of retired K-9 Addy. He was the department’s first K-9 officer, joining the force in May 2010.In a Facebook post, the department said K-9 Addy passed away with his handler, Det. Tim Kastner, at his side. He …

Died – 3/20/24 Handler – Sergeant Rohm Appleton Police Department mourns loss of K9 Faro from ‘devastating health condition’ It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the sudden passing of our cherished active-duty K-9, Faro. On 03.20.2024, Faro crossed the rainbow bridge due to a devastating health condition leading to kidney failure. He departed peacefully surrounded …

Died – 3/5/24 Handler – Deputy Joel Prahl Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office announces passing of K9 Poncho 6 shifts before retirement The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office this week announced that K9 Poncho has passed away.A Thursday, March 7 post on the Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page said Poncho died of natural causes peacefully in his sleep early in the morning on …