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Died – 9/4/22 Handler – Officer Rick Helm New Berlin police K-9 dies from ‘unforeseen medical emergency’ The New Berlin Police Department has announced the death of a K-9 officer. K-9 Askan suffered an unforeseen medical emergency and died on Sunday, Sept. 4. He was 9 years old.Askan was trained in drug detection and suspect apprehension. He began his career …

Died – 7/24/22 Handler – Capt. Cherise Caradine UWPD mourns death of “#1 Dog in the State” K9 Casey The UW-Madison Police Department bid farewell to one of their own.K9 officer Casey, who was with the department for over a decade, died Sunday, officials announced. Casey had spent the last five years in retirement with Capt. Cherise Caradine and her …

Died – 7/19/22 Handler – Sgt. Drew Severson Janesville Police K9 dies of cancer A Janesville K9 officer passed away Tuesday night after being diagnosed with melanoma cancer. According to Janesville Police Department Chief David Moore, K9 Fred served with the department since November 2015 and provided assistance on many criminal apprehensions and drug seizures. “Over the last few years, …

Died – 4/14/22 Handler – Officer Kipp Harris The relationship between man and dog has been very well documented throughout history. Now, take that connection and add in a 24-hour, seven days a week relationship that is bonded by trust, danger, duty and family ties, and the relationship finds a whole new meaning. Amery officer Kipp Harris is learning how …

Died – 3/27/22 Retired Columbia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies A Columbia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 died Sunday, the department said. K-9 Maverick was 11 years old. He retired from the Sheriff’s Office in 2017.“For the ones that had met Maverick you know that he was the most gentle and loving dog ever.

Died – 3/23/22 Handler – Officer Sarah Boespflug Madison PD mourns loss of retired K-9 Falko The Madison Police Department is mourning the loss of former K-9 Falko Thursday night. In a tweet, the department wrote that the 10-year-old Falko died Wednesday. Falko worked with MPD for eight years before retiring. Falko aided in various operations, including looking for wanted …

Died – 3/22/22 Handler – Sgt. Ben Neumann Portage Police Dept. mourns sudden loss of K-9 Ares The Portage Police Dept. lost one of its active-duty K-9′s early Tuesday morning. Ares worked alongside officers for the past seven years and is credited with countless drug-related arrests and other captures, the police department wrote in a post, saying he “was a …

Handler – Detective Scott Beaumier The Pleasant Prairie Police Department has announced the death of retired village police dog Echo. Echo, a mix of German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois, was born in Hungary on Jan. 18, 2011. Echo joined the department in April of 2012 and then completed training with his handler, Detective Scott Beaumier, at Southern Police K-9 Inc. …

Died – 2/16/22 Handler – Sgt. Ben Conway  Darlington Police announces death of first-ever K9, Kilo The Darlington Police Department’s first K9 unit, who worked with the department for nine years before retiring, has died.  According to a Facebook post from the Darlington PD, Kilo died Wednesday, three years after retiring from the department. The department extended special condolences to …

Died 2/15/22 Handler – Cpl. Jon Cerqua  Retired West Allis K-9 ‘Jax’ dies The West Allis Police Department announced Wednesday that retired K-9 “Jax” has died. Jax was with the department for six years and nine months. During his patrol, Jax was deployed on 146 occasions and responsible for the arrests of 54 criminals. This includes armed felony offenses and …