Monthly Archives: June 2019

K9 Blitz – Washington County, Virginia

Died – 6/10/19 Handler – Deputy Thomas Dula Beloved Washington County K-9, Blitz, dies Apprehending fugitives with outstanding warrants may sound intimidating, but it was all in a day’s work for Blitz, a Belgian malinois who served for several years as a K-9 with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. His handler, Deputy Thomas Dula, often rewarded him with vanilla ice …

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K9 Reno – Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Handler – Officer Rahn The Cape Girardeau Police Department is mourning the death of a former K9. Reno served with the police department from 2009 to 2017. He was a German Shepherd trained in tracking, suspect apprehension, and narcotic detection. After retirement, he lived with his handler, Ptlm. Rahn’. The police department said, Reno was instrumental in locating a significant …

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K9 Cero – Oneida County, New York

Handler – Deputy Jason Osika Beloved K9 with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department named Cero has died It is with regret that we announce the passing of Oneida County Sheriff’s Office K9 Cero, (Retired recently). K9 Cero was Deputy Jason Osika’s long time partner that was well trained in patrol work as well as explosive detection.Over the course of his …

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K9 Inka – Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Handler – Officer C. Craddock Retired Kitty Hawk Police K9 dies The Kill Devil Hills Police Department announced on Facebook that one of its former K9s died. K9 Officer Inka had been living with her handler, former Kill Devil Hills Police Officer C. Craddock, since retiring due to an injury.Tthe department called Inka’s career “very successful,” and shared a picture …

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K9 Eto – Fiji

The members of the Fiji Police Force, Fiji Revenue and Customs Service, New Zealand Police, Australian Police gathered at the Fiji Detector Dog Unit Complex in Nasese last week to farewell Police Dog K9 Eto who died following a short illness. K9 Eto had assisted with the detection of narcotics valued at millions of dollars and large sums of undeclared …

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K9 Haakon – San Joaquin County, California

Died – 6/6/19 Handler – Deputy Joshua Stillman San Joaquin County Sheriff’s K-9 Dies Day after Collapsing at Training A San Joaquin County sheriff’s K-9 died Thursday, a day after collapsing while training. Wednesday afternoon, K-9 Haakon collapsed at training and was taken to a veterinarian, according to the sheriff’s office. He was able to walk home and was meant …

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K9 Eros – Placer County, California

Died 6/6/19 Handler – Deputy Kevin Thompson Placer County Sheriff’s K-9 Eros dies of prostate cancer months after recovering from shooting In a sad turn of events, Placer County K-9 Deputy Eros, who was shot during an arrest in January, died late Thursday night after a battle with Prostate cancer, sheriff’s department officials said. The Placer County Sheriff’s Department announce …

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K9 Spencer – Multnomah County, Oregon

Died – 6/5/19 Handler – Deputy O’Donnell Retired Multnomah County K-9 passes away; 8-year career included 1,700 drug finds A retired Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office K-9 has died. The sheriff’s office reported Wednesday that K-9 Spencer had passed away. Spencer and his handler Deputy O’Donnell had been a team since 2012 and were the MCSO’s Narcotics Detection Team. During his …

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K9 Storm – Berks County, Pennsylvania

Handler – Deputy Henry Berks County Sheriff’s Department mourns loss of K9 Officer Storm A Police K-9 took his final steps after a life dedicated to service, fighting crime and loyalty to his partner. Berks County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Storm was put to rest after a long battle with cancer. Berks County Deputy Sheriff Scott Henry led his trusty partner …

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