Handler – Deputy Brian Smidt Retired Dakota County K9 Cado put to sleep With heavy hearts, the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Office announced Wednesday that former K9 Cado had to be put to sleep over the weekend. Cado was suffering significant health issues, according to the sheriff’s office. Cado, a German shepherd, was born in Oct. 2012 in Slovakia and …

Died – 4/11/17 Handler – Officer Vargas Decorated El Paso police dog Ringo dies A beloved, retired El Paso police dog who was part of a decorated narcotics unit and who helped educate children about the dangers of drugs died Tuesday. Ringo helped law enforcement officers find 32,988 pounds of marijuana, over 146 pounds of cocaine and $1.4 million in …

Died 4/10/17 Handler – Sheriff’s Deputy James Parsons County suffers loss of K-9 Officer K-9 officers are an important part of law enforcement today, and the loss of Otoe County K-9 Officer Kane will be felt by the entire department. After eight years of dedicated service with his partner, Otoe County Sheriff’s Deputy James Parsons, Kane passed away April 10. …

Died 4/9/17 Handler – Officer Donald Ridge Wasilla police lose K9 officer to cancer The Wasilla Police Department has lost one of its K9 Officers, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The social media post says K9 Marshal became ill during the night and during an attempted surgery “an aggressive cancer was located and Marshal did not …

Handler – Officer Tim Sylvester North Tonawanda Police mourn loss of K9 Officer The North Tonawanda Police Department had to say goodbye to one of its K9 Officers earlier this week. K9 Officer Regin officially retired Tuesday after suffering from cancer. Regin was a 7-year-old Belgian Mallnois Shepard who served alongside North Tonawanda Police Officer Tim Sylvester. Regin started patrol …

Died – 4/7/17 Handler – Officer Craig Stahl Macon County K-9 officer dies after cancer diagnosis The Macon County Sheriff’s Office said goodbye to one of their K-9 officers on Tuesday. Officer Conan, a Belgium Malinois, was put down after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was 9 years old. “Part of me left today as I watched Conan pass …

Died – 4/7/17 Sniffer dog killed in IED blast; handler injured A sniffer dog of the CRPF died and its handler injured today when a pressure bomb planted by Maoists went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said. The incident occurred at around 1620 hrs when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of CRPF’s 170thbattalion was returning to its camp after …

Died 4/7/17 Handler – Officer John McCauley Eastlake police K9 dies unexpectedly An Eastlake police K9 died unexpectedly Friday, according to the police department. Eastlake police Patrolman John McCauley posted that his partner, K9 Ekko, died unexpectedly at home “without warning.” He wrote that he was unaware of any issues with his partner. Ekko joined the Eastlake Police Department in …

Died – 4/6/17 Handler – Spec. Kevin Adams Fort Carson renders honors to long serving military police dog Dragon Dragon, a military working dog, spent his last day eating steak and playing ball. The German shepherd served in the Army for nine years and five months before he was diagnosed with non-operative, aggressive cancer on March 31 and euthanized Thursday. …

Died – 4/6/17 Waterloo Regional Police mourn passing of canine member Titan German shepherd worked on force since 2015, made 18 captures Waterloo Regional Police officials are saddened to bid goodbye to much-adored team member, Titan, a three-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd police dog that died Thursday, April 6, due to a sudden illness. The shepherd, which recently helped catch a knife-wielding …