Died – 3/24/23 Handler – Sgt. Heather Prigger Mason County Sherrif’s Office remembers K9 Ryder’s service to community after passing We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of K9 Ryder, who served with his handler Sergeant Heather Prigger at the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. K9 Ryder passed from an aggressive form of cancer that was undiagnosed. Our thoughts …

Died – 3/24/23 K9 Zoe passes away after retiring from Harrisburg Police According to her handlers, retired K9 officer Zoe, who recently retired from the Harrisburg Bureau of Police, passed away on Friday, March 24. She was eight years old.Zoe was a Dutch Shepherd K-9 who served with the Harrisburg police since 2016. She retired from the force in early …

Handler – Sergeant B.B. Hlope Bees attack and kill police dog The Vryheid K9 Unit in KwaZulu-Natal tragically lost one of their patrol dogs last week after being attacked by a swarm of bees.The officers could do nothing but watch helplessly as ‘Boris’ was repeatedly stung, even though they tried to smoke the bees out of the kennel. Sergeant B.B. …

Died – 3/23/23 Handler – Deputy Dillon Condetti Award-winning former Terrebonne Parish K9 officer “Kane” has passed away Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet has announced award-winning former K9 officer “Kane” has passed away after a long medical battle. He was 9 years old.Deputies and officers that knew K9 Kane say he had a one-of-a-kind personality, and was dedicated to protecting …

Handler – Sergeant Dan Scowden Lee County Sheriff’s Office K9 passes away The Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) announced one of its longtime K9s has passed away. According to an LCSO Facebook post, K9 Ruger passed away with family and friends by his side. Ruger was a retired K9 who served LCSO from 2010 until 2019. He served alongside his …

Died 3/22/23 DC police dog dies after medical emergency while on presidential detail The D.C.Police Department will remember an explosive ordinance detection K-9 that died after suffering a medical emergency while on presidential detail. Authorities say the police dog named ‘Roc’ was rushed to Adams Morgan Animal Hospital Tuesday where he later died. Members of the police department members will …

Died 3/22/23 Handler – Sergeant John McAulay The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing on 3/22/23 of retired K9 Murphy at the age of 10 years old who was partnered with Sergeant John McAulay with the Monroe Police Department. K9 Murphy began his career at the Monroe Police Department on 2/9/15 until his retirement …

Handler – Sgt. Brandon Harer Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of K-9 Drako The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) announced on Tuesday the loss of retired K-9 Drako.A post from the SCSO on social media stated Drako, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois born in the Czech Republic, passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer. Drako reportedly used his …

Died – 3/21/23 Handler – Officer McConnell Akron Police Department announces death of retired K-9 ‘Recon’ The Akron Police Department has announced the passing its retired K-9, Recon. The 12-year-old Recon lost his long battle with kidney disease on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, the Akron Police Department says Recon “had thousands of uses during his over nine-year career, and …

Died 3/21/23 Handler – Sgt. Forsyth Retired OCPD Service Dog Passes Away The Ocean City Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Retired Police Service dog, Goro, passed away Tuesday morning with his handler by his side. OCPD made the announcement via its Facebook page. Goro was a Belgian Malinois, that came to us from Holland. …