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Died 9/30/19 Handler – Sergeant Guse Retired Glendale Police K-9 passes away It is with great sadness that we publicly announce the passing of Glendale Police Department retired K9 “Boomer” on Monday.Boomer was a 12-year-old Belgian Malinois/Shepherd mix that was in-service with our police department from 2009-2018. During his career, Boomer received numerous awards for his accomplishments. Upon his retirement, …

K9 Died – 9/4/19 Handler – Ofc. J.D. Ballew Stevens Point Police K-9 dies after eating poisonous mushroom On Monday, Sept. 2nd, K9 Luna suffered multiple seizures and after being evaluated by veterinarian, Dr. Sarah Novak, at the Stevens Point Animal Hospital Luna was transported to the Animal Referral Center Fox Valley (ARC). Luna was unresponsive upon arrival at approx. …

K9 Handler – Sergeant Fleisner Wisconsin Rapids Police Department announces passing of retired K9, Diego The Wisconsin Rapids Police Department says retired K9, Diego has died. Diego was a purebred German Shephard. He retired in 2015 when he was 9-years-old. The department began selling German Shephard stuffed animals to raise money for a replacement. The post concluded, “Since his retirement, …

Died – 6/17/19 Handler – Officer Daniel Smokovich Milwaukee Police Department mourns loss of police K9 The Milwaukee Police Department mourns the passing of a young police K9 Monday. “Agu” served with his partner, Officer Daniel Smokovich, for five and a half years. Police say the K9 was trained in patrol work as well as narcotics and firearms detection. Agu …

Handler – Lt. Justin Timm Williams Bay police dog dies unexpectedly at age five Rex the police dog is dead. Village officials today announced that Williams Bay’s police dog, Rex, has died unexpected at just five years of age. Rex was a German shepherd that had been with police Lt. Justin Timm, his owner and handler, for four years. A …

Died – 12/15/18 Handler – Deputy Shawn Nolan Retired Rock County police dog Dex has died; worked for Sheriff’s Office for six years A well-loved and hard-working retired police dog for the Rock County Sheriff’s Office has died. Dex, a purebred German shepherd, died on Saturday of natural causes. He was 10 years old. He retired in October 2016 after …

Died 10/3/18 Handler – Officer Musa Retired Oak Creek Police K9 Bronco Dies Bronco, the Oak Creek Police Department’s faithful K9 officer died Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 13 years of age, police officials said. “K9 Bronco enjoyed his time with the Oak Creek PD and loved his job, always bringing energy to those he worked with and kept his handler, …

Died – 9/26/18 Handler – Officer Pablo Torres Retired Kenosha police dog Chico dies Chico, the police dog that helped reinstate the Kenosha Police Department K-9 program before retiring in 2016, died recently. Kenosha Police was without a K-9 program for 15 years when the decision was made to reinstate the program. Chico was imported from the Netherlands and then …

Died – 7/27/18 Handler – Officer Justin Stuppy ‘Loving and hardworking’ Whitewater Police Department K-9 officer died Friday A Whitewater Police Department K-9 officier died Friday, according to a news release from officials. K-9 officer Ruso had developed a kidney issue and underwent surgery earlier this week. Officials said it was determined that his kidneys were not performing as expected …

Died – 6/18/18 Handler – Officer Brian Daughtery Retired Beloit Police Department K-9 Nick dies It is with a heavy heat that we inform you of the passing of K9 Nick who proudly served our community from 9/21/2006 until his retirement on 5/12/2013. K9 Nick worked with Officer (now Sergeant) Brian Daughtery during those years and lived with Brian and …