Monthly Archives: October 2018

K9 Viper – Hillsborough, North Carolina

Died 10/21/18 Handler – Officer 1st Class Mike Toellen Retired Hillsborough K9 Officer Dies Viper – a well-known K9 Officer in the Hillsborough Police Department – has died. Viper passed away on Wednesday, October 21, following a sudden illness. He was nearly 10 years old, having served the town for six years before retiring from police work last fall and …

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K9 Laslo – Spokane, Washington

Died – 10/19/18 Handler – Detective Jeff Thurman K9 Laslo, a prolific police dog that helped apprehend nearly 500 suspects has died Laslo, the former police dog that apprehended over 480 suspects in four years as a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office K-9, died early Friday morning after months battling intense seizures. He stopped working in early 2017 at the age …

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K9 Cora – Moss Point, Mississippi

Died – 10/18/18 Handler – Officer Delaney Waltman Moss Point PD announces death of K-9 officer Cora The Moss Point Police Department announced the death of a beloved member this week. Cora, a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois K-9 officer, died Oct. 18 from natural causes. Cora joined the department in October 2011 and was used for narcotics detection, tracking suspect apprehension …

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K9 Tico – Lafayette, Indiana

Died – 10/17/18 Handler – Officer AJ Demello Retired Lafayette police dog dies Lafayette police mourn the death of Tico, a retired police dog that served the community for eight years, according to a news release published Wednesday afternoon. He was 16. Tico and his handler, Officer AJ Demello, worked together from 2005 until Tico’s retirement in 2013. After retiring …

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K9 Ryker – Spokane, Washington

1st Handler – Det. Shawn Pegram 2nd Handler – Sgt. Sean Wheeler Spokane police dog Ryker dies The Spokane Police Department says one of its K9 dogs, Ryker, has died. The department says it’s with “great sadness” that they let the community know that this weekend Ryker succumbed to an illness he’d bravely battled for a number of weeks. Ryker …

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K9 Klause – Newport News, Virginia

Died – 10/14/18 Officer – Ruhlen Retired Newport News police K-9 passes away A Newport News police K-9 who retired earlier this month has passed away. Newport News police said that K-9 Klause died peacefully in his sleep Sunday night. Klause was born Dec. 3, 2009, and bought by Newport News police the following year. He was trained in patrol …

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K9 Lacey – Delaware County, Ohio

Died – 10/12/18 Handler – Deputy Scott Gaines Delaware County Sheriff’s K9 dies 6 months after retirement A former K9 deputy has died six months after retiring from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office announced Lacey’s death Friday morning. The accomplished K9 retired in April at 9 years old due to hip problems and a heart murmur. According …

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K9 Destro – Genesee County, New York

Died – 10/12/18 Handler – Deputy Sheriff Chris Erion Police Dog Dies of Cancer At Cornell’s Companion Animal Hospital The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office bid farewell to one of its own on Friday when Officer K-9 Destro, an eight year old German Shepherd, died after a short battle with cancer at the Cornell University Companion Animal Hospital. Destro had been …

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K9 Rodgers (MWD) – Russia

We gave our Russian military dog a befitting send-off Following the sudden death of his Russian military attack dog, philanthropic investor Gor Semelang’o has gIven the canine a befitting send off. The dog, named Rodgers, was found dead outside his compound this week with blood oozing from its mouth, a sign that it could have been poisoned. “For us to …

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K9 Mirko – Tulia, Texas

Died – 10/10/18 Officer – Anthony Longoria Retired Police K9 “Mirko” died on October 10, 2018. Mirko was a German Shepher from the Nederlands. Anthony Longoria and Mirko became a K9 Team in July 2013 at the Littlerock K9 academy. The Tulia Police Department retired Mirko on September 30, 2017.

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