In Loving Memory of
K9 IKE
November 17, 2014
Handler: Officer Clint Earls
Brookhaven Police Department
215 Justice St.
Brookhaven, MS 39601
K9 Ike euthanized due to cancer
A member of the Brookhaven Police Department who joined the department in 2007 and worked along side of his handler,
Officer Clint Earls had to be euthanized. Ike had collapsed and was taken to Brookhaven Veterinary Hospital to see
Dr. Bob Watson. Dr. Watson reported the the cancer was interfering with his central nervous system or spine
which was preventing him from getting up. submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 IDOL
October 24, 2014
Handler: Officer Dan Ellis
Palm Bay Police Department
130 Malabar Rd. SE
Palm Bay, FL 32907
Idol, 6-year-old police dog, dies from terminal cancer
Idol, a 6-year-old German Shepherd who served the Palm Bay Police Department since 2010 with his partner,
Officer Dan Ellis, died Friday after being diagnosed with cancer two weeks ago.
The Palm Bay Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its members. Idol, a 6-year-old German Shepherd who
served the department since 2010 with his partner Officer Dan Ellis, died Friday after being diagnosed with cancer
two weeks ago. "Idol was an excellent police dog, and serving with Dan, was responsible for capturing numerous
felons and for locating drugs countless times," said Capt. Diana Blackledge. "He was a beloved member of our pack
and earned his place as our brother in law enforcement." Idol underwent life-threatening surgery earlier this year
and was able to return to duties. But two weeks ago, he was diagnosed with an aggressive and terminal cancer. "Dan,
his family, the K9 handlers and the officers who worked with Idol are experiencing a great loss," Blackledge said.
"Let's remember Idol for the sweet dog he was to us and for the tough dog he was when defending us."
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 INDY
October 3, 2014
Handler: Officer Terry Dolquist
New Castle Police Department
303 E North St
New Castle, PA 16101
Former city K-9 officer mourned
Former New Castle K-9 officer Indy had his likeness place on this baseball card-like handout during his years of active service. Indy, who was retired in 2008 when his partner was deployed to Iraq, died earlier this month at the age of 13.
Anthony “Bo” DeCarbo jokes that his Italian ancestors would be appalled by his German fluency. For the past six years,
DeCarbo let his language skills go to the dogs. Specifically, to one Hungarian shepherd named Indy,
who died Oct. 3.
A retired K-9 police officer, Indy was trained to take his commands in German. “My German was better than my Italian,”
said DeCarbo who became Indy’s “partner” when his son-in-law, Terry Dolquist, was deployed to Iraq in 2008. An officer
with the New Castle Police Department, Dolquist had been Indy’s partner for four years at the time of his deployment.
While Dolquist was serving with the Army National Guard, Indy was retired. “When they decided
to retire the dog, I asked Terry what would happen to him and he said they’d probably give him to someone.
So I called (former New Castle police chief) Tom Sansone and asked if I could have him,” DeCarbo recalled. “We had to
go by the book and go before city council, but my wife and I were the grandparents, so to speak. “Within days, he
adjusted and was part of the family,” he continued, adding that Indy’s addition to the household came at a
good time as he provided companionship for DeCarbo’s wife, Sandy, who had just been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.
“And, he was good for me, keeping me in shape because we’d walk for 45 minutes or an hour every morning at 5:30,”
noted DeCarbo who retired four years ago from his job as a dispatcher with the state police. While DeCarbo may
have been getting a workout, Dolquist noticed his former partner had gotten a little soft when he returned home a year later.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In
Loving
Memory
of
K9 IBOR
July 1,
2014
Handler:
Officer
PO John
Maguire
Newburgh
Police
Department
55
Broadway
Newburgh, NY
12550-5698
Newburgh
K9 Ibor
dies
City of
Newburgh
police
department
K9 Ibor died
Tuesday.
Ibor passed
from a
“sudden and
unforeseen
illness,”
according to a press released issued by the city. Born in February 2005,
Ibor was
named after
the late
William
Robinson,
a city officer shot and killed in November 1973. “He was an exceptional
police dog
who worked
tirelessly
with his
handler,
Officer John Maguire, for seven admirable years,” Chief Mike Ferrara said.
In April
2010 Ibor
helped Town
of
Newburgh
police nab a
purse-snatcher
trying to
hide
underwater
in a swamp,
and the
following
month he
tracked
a man
accused of
holding a
taxicab
driver at
knifepoint
through the
property of
Gidney
Avenue
School and
North Junior
High. In
October 2011
Ibor
searched a
backyard and
found a
handgun
tossed by a
suspect now
facing federal murder and weapons charges, and in November 2012 he found
41 grams of
cocaine and
13 grams of
heroin
hidden near
the gas tank
area of a
car stopped
by state
police.
submitted by
Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving
Memory of
K9 IKE
April 9, 2014
Handler: Jesse
Dorantes
AZ Department of
Corrections
AZ 86001
Department of
Corrections: K-9
died after being
left in vehicle
for 7 hours
An Arizona
Department of
Corrections
service dog that
died been left
in its handler's
vehicle for
approximately
seven hours,
according to an
investigative
report. Ike was
found dead in
the back of
Jesse Dorantes'
assigned SUV,
which was left
parked and
unattended at
the Arizona
State Prison
Complex-Lewis in
Buckeye after he
left work early
to be with his
sick child.
Dorantes left
Ike in the back
of the SUV while
cleaning out his
kennel but
forgot the
Belgian Malinois
was in there
when he went
home in his
personal
vehicle,
according to the
department's
criminal
investigative
report.
Later that day,
Dorantes
contacted a
sergeant and
asked him to
check on Ike to
see if he was
safe and to make
sure he had put
the dog back
into his kennel.
The sergeant
found the K-9
dead in the
locked cage
inside the SUV.
The vehicle's
windows were
rolled up and
there was no
food or water.
The 7-year-old
dog was inside
the SUV from
6:45 a.m. to
1:50 p.m. during
which time the
outside
temperature
reached
approximately 98
degrees,
according to the
report. An
autopsy revealed
Ike's internal
temperature was
110 degrees and
that he died of
organ failure.
Dorantes told
investigators
that it was a
mistake and that
he had forgotten
about Ike.
"Clearly the
officer is very
remorseful about
this terrible
situation," said
Department of
Corrections
spokesman Doug
Nick. "When
something like
this occurs,
it's just a
reminder to
everybody,
tragically so,
that you need to
be very mindful
of what your job
is."
Dorantes had been
Ike's handler for
the past four years.
After Durantes found
out his K-9 partner
had died, he started
crying, saying it
was a mistake, that
he just forgot about
Ike. "These canines
are very important
animals to the
operation of our
department," said
Nick. "Officers bond
with these animals.
As you can imagine,
when something like
this occurs, it's a
tragic situation."
The investigation
concluded that
Durantes was
"reckless" in this
situation. Durantes
says he is very
remorseful about
what happened and
takes full
responsibility.
A necropsy
determined that the
cause of death was
cardiac, pulmonary
and major organ
failures caused by
hyperthermia
(elevated body
temperature). The
Arizona Department
of Corrections is
recommending that
Dorantes be charged
with cruelty to
animals. The
investigative report
has been submitted
to the Maricopa
County Attorney's
Office for review.
Whether or not he
will be charged with
animal cruelty is
now up to the
Maricopa County
Attorney's Office.
update:
No
charges
to
be
filed
in
prison
dog's
death
5/28/14
Arizona
Prosecutors
declined
to
file
animal
cruelty
charges
against
the
handler
of
an
Arizona
Department
of
Corrections
service
dog
that
died
after
being
left
in a
vehicle
for
seven
hours.
Maricopa
County
Attorney
Bill
Montgomery
says
Wednesday
that
prosecutors
who
reviewed
the
case
concluded
there
wasn't
a
reasonable
likelihood
of
winning
a
conviction.
The
dog
named
Ike
died
April
9 at
the
state
prison
in
Buckeye.
Prison
officials
say
the
7-year-old
dog
was
found
dead
in
the
back
of
the
handler's
SUV
that
was
left
unattended
after
he
left
work
early
to
attend
to
his sick child.
The
dog
was
inside
the
vehicle
for
a
seven-hour
period
during
reach
the
temperature
outside reached 98 degrees.
The
Department
of
Corrections
used
dogs
for
various
reasons,
including
tracking
escapees
and
sniffing
out
contraband.
submitted
by
Jim
Cortina,
Dir.
CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 IKE
May 3, 2014
Handler:
Worcester County Sheriff's
Office
1 W Market St
Snow Hill, MD 21863
K-9 Ike dies
in the line of duty
The Worcester County Sheriff's Office
says a K-9 has died in the line of duty.
A spokesman
for the sheriff's office said the dog,
named Ike, was hit by a car Saturday in
the area of Race Track Road and Route 50
in Berlin. The Sheriff's Office
spokesman, Lt. Edward Schreier, said
that the dog's handler had pulled over a
vehicle and left the dog in the parked
police car. Schreier said the dog became
"alerted" to something outside the car
and jumped out of the window and into
traffic. A motorist tried to avoid the
collision but hit the dog. Ike had been
with the department for three years. The
sheriff's office said he was responsible
for numerous apprehensions and drug
seizures.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 IKE
January 18, 2014
Handler: Officer Labbe
Hartford Police Department
50 Jennings Rd.
Hartford, CT 06120
Hartford Police Mourn K9 Ike
Hartford Police K-9 Ike passed away last
night. Ike worked with the Hartford police for
over 6 years!
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
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