Died 6/27/23 Handler – Officer Dave Pletsch Springfield Police retired K9 passes away from cancer A retired Springfield Police K9 passed away on June 27. Retired Officer Dave Pletsch #488 laid to rest his retired K9 partner Utah. K9 Utah’s life was drastically reduced due to a recently diagnosed, untreatable cancer. Members of the Springfield Police K9 Unit, Sangamon County …

Died 6/27/23 Handler – Detective Sgt. Frank Cavazos Trenton Police Department heartbroken over death of former K-9 Officer Delo Hearts are heavy in the Trenton Police Department as they share the news that former Police K-9 Officer Delo has died.Trenton Police Chief Mike Hawking said the police dog actually died Tuesday, but the public announcement was delayed to give his …

Died – 6/27/23 Handler – Officer Brian Eggebrecht Nacogdoches police K9 dies following illness The Nacogdoches Police Department released a statement Tuesday on the death of a K9. K9 Hunter had been with the department since June 2018 according to the release, and was recently diagnosed with a “crippling” autoimmune disease. According to the department, Hunter’s health declined rapidly, and …

Died – 6/27/23 Handler – Sgt. Tony Hawpe Retired Newton police K-9 dies after medical emergency The Newton Police Department says a retired K-9 officer has died after suffering a sudden medical emergency on Tuesday. Bella was 9 years old. NPD said Bella’s career began in 2015 as a certified patrol and narcotics detection K-9 in the patrol division with …

Handler – Officer Bryan Moen Bozeman Police Department says goodbye to retired police dog The Bozeman Police Department was sad to announce the passing of former police canine, Nyah, on their facebook page Tuesday. During her service with Officer Bryan Moen from 2012 to 2016, Nyah’s expert nose assisted in hundreds of investigations.While Nyah was a Bozeman Police Canine, she …

Handler – Sgt. James Gayler Monroe police say goodbye to retired K-9 Simba The Monroe Police Department is saying goodbye to retired K-9 Simba, who recently passed away. Simba and his handler, Sgt. James Gayler, were the department’s first K-9 team. The department said they will miss giving Simba belly rubs and are grateful for his service to the community. …

Died 6/24/23 Hankler – Officer Aaron Coates Retired Streetsboro K-9 put to rest just shy of 15th birthday Just shy of 15 years old, and served the Streetsboro community for 9 1/2 years with K-9 Officer Aaron Coates died June 24. He medically retired, and spent the rest of his time with the Coates family. During his years of service, …

Died 6/24/23 Handler – Sergeant Jeff Hammer On June 24, 2023, at approximately 4:15 p.m., K9 handler Sergeant Jeff Hammer and his partner K9 Harrie responded to assist patrol officers in locating suspects who fled from a stolen vehicle following a pursuit. K9 Harrie relentlessly tracked the suspects and during his pursuit, sustained a heat-related injury. K9 Harrie was rushed …

Handler – Deputy Jerad McFalls Beloved Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies from cancer On June 23, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office made a post on its Facebook page, saying goodbye to one of its beloved K-9s who served both in Henderson County and Polk County for eight years. “Heartbroken to announce the passing of a true hero, K-9 Rento,” the Henderson …

Died 6/23/23 Handler – Officer Pat Robey Lewisville police canine dies The Lewisville Police Department announced this week that it is mourning the loss of one of its police canines, Zeus. Zeus, a Belgian Malinois/Dutch Shepherd mix, died Friday after a medical complication, according to the department. Zeus was born in July 2019 and was brought in from Poland. Zeus …