Monthly Archives: April 2021

K9 Fax – Washoe, Nevada

Handler – Officer Connie Harper Retired school police dog Fax has died The Washoe County School District on Friday announced that one of its former police dogs has died. Fax worked as a drug-detective dog for the school district before retiring in 2010. Fax was born in the Czech Republic and trained with WCSD Officer Connie Harper in Texas prior …

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K9 Diesel – East Lansing, Michigan

Handler – Officer Erich Vedder It is with a very, very heavy heart that we have to inform all of you that one of our retired K-9‘s was laid to rest this past week. In May of 2009, Ofc. Erich Vedder (now Lieutenant) and K-9 Diesel graduated from K-9 Class and began working on the streets of East Lansing. From …

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K9 Riley – Tucson, Arizona

TPD K9 officer passes away at 10 years old Tucson Police Department said their final goodbyes to its retired K-9 officer Riley, who passes away at the age of 10 years old. According to a tweet shared by TPD, Riley was an, “exceptional police dog with an amazing career… [who] had hundreds of drug finds, several hundred criminal finds and …

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K9 Hayco – Erie County, New York

Died – 4/22/21 Handler – Deputy Ballantyne Retired Erie County Sheriff’s Office K9 Hayco dies The Erie County Sheriff’s Office announced retired K9 Hayco died Thursday. 13-year-old K9 Hayco died at home with his partner and handler, Deputy Ballantyne, by his side. ECSO says he was vital to restarting the K9 unit around a decade ago and retired in 2017. …

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K9 Titan, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Died 4/21/21 Handler – Officer Timothy Ullrich CPWDA is sad to announce the passing of K9 Titan on 4/21/21 who was partnered with Officer Timothy Ullrich of the Great Barrington Police Department in Massachusetts, which was his 2nd K9. Officer Ullrich brought K9 Titan to the vet over the weekend because he was not feeling well. Officer Ullrich made the …

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K9 Kozmo – Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Handler – Officer Mike Kramer Yarmouth Police announce the passing of K9 Kozmo It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of K9 Kozmo from the Yarmouth Police Department. K9 Kozmo, a German Shepard, began his career with the Yarmouth Police Department in 2009 and retired in 2015. K9 Kozmo was involved in several major cases which ranged …

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K9 Joker – Indian River County, Florida

Died 4/21/21 Handler – Deputy Mindy Mangel Deputies and staff at the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office are mourning the loss of Joker, a Belgian Malinois who died Wednesday during K-9 training. The 18-month-old Joker came from the Czech Republic and had been with the agency since February, officials said. He was halfway through his training hours with Deputy Mindy …

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K9 Vando – Franklin County, Ohio

Handler – Sgt. Aaron Heflin Died – 4/19/21 Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is heartbroken to share the unexpected loss of active duty K9 Vando following a medical emergency Monday evening. He served as the loyal partner of Sgt. Aaron Heflin since 2013 and was soon to retire. As you will see in this video, Vando was always smiling, but he …

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K9 Buck – Orange County, California

Died – 4/17/21 Handler – Deputy Pavuk Lake Forest Retired Police Dog Mourned By Orange County Deputies Retired Orange County Sheriff’s Department K9 officer Buck passed away Saturday, they reported over social media. His last handler, Deputy Pavuk—who adopted him after his retirement—was by his side when he died, they say. Buck was 10-years-old and was beloved by both the …

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