Retired Surfside Beach police K9 dies A retired K9 from the Surfside Beach Police Department has died. The department announced the death of K9 Viking Sunday morning in a post on its Facebook page but did not provide any additional information. Viking was described as “a dedicated and focused police K-9, working to keep illegal drugs and criminals out of …
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Handler – Deputy Burns McLean County K-9 dies after retirement A McLean County sheriff’s K-9 that retired late last year has departed this world. The sheriff’s office announced on Facebook Saturday morning that canine Rico died at the age of 8 after battling a kidney disease. “He lived life on the edge and was absolutely built to be a police …
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Died – 11/5/21 Handler – Deputy Jason Beichner ‘My partner, the son before my son, passed away’: sheriff’s deputy pays tribute to K9 officer A Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputy shared a loving tribute to a long time K9 officer. “I knew this day would come, most of us live through it, there’s literally books and movies written about it, but …
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Handler – Lt. Salvatore Losi BPD announces death of retired police dog, was known as ‘Captain of the Dogs’ The Buffalo Police Department has announced the death of retired police dog Thor. Police said Thor was an explosive detection dog/patrol dog and served in Buffalo from March 2009 until his retirement in January 2019. “In his nearly 10 year career, …
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Handler – Chief Charles Roca Allentown Police Dept. K9 Canto dies A K9 who served the Allentown Police Department from 2011-2018 has died. K9 Canto served the department alongside his partner, Chief Charles Roca, according to a news release from Allentown Police. “K9 Canto will be deeply missed by APD, his family and the community he served. He spent the last couple of …
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Died – 11 /2 /21 Handler – Sgt. Greg Hornkohl Leelanau County police dog dies days before 11th birthday The Leelanau County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of its K-9, Nico. Nico died after a short battle at the home of his handler, Sgt. Greg Hornkohl, on Tuesday, just a few days short of his 11th birthday. “Nico was …
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Died 11/1/21 Handler – Officer Marc Micciulla K-9 Storm Dies Shortly After Retirement Members of the township police department, particularly his former partner and handler, Officer Marc Micciulla, were devastated by the death of recently retired K-9 Officer Storm. The black German Shepherd had just been honored during a recent Township Council meeting with a retirement proclamation read by Mayor …
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