K9 Memorials

Died 8/14/23 Palestine Police announces death of K9 officer Hera The Palestine Police Department lost a K9 officer this week.The department announced that K9 Hera died on Aug. 14 from a recent illness. The department said she will be remembered as a hard-working member of the Palestine Police Department and a public servant to the community. “Our condolences go to …

Handler – Officer Lou Venturini Retired Suffern police K-9 Patriot dies at age 12 The Suffern Police Department is mourning the death of a retired K-9, who served from 2011 to 2021.Patriot worked with handler Officer Lou Venturini. His skills included search and tracking, evidence recovery, apprehension and narcotics detection.Police say Patriot helped find critical evidence, including drugs, during his …

Died – 8/14/23 Handler – Officer Vinskey Fairfield Police Department mourning loss of K9 Koda The Fairfield Police Department is mourning the loss of police K9 Koda on Monday.According to a post from the City of Fairfield Police Department, “Koda had an inoperable tumor that was affecting his quality of life and causing discomfort.”According to the department, Koda had been …

Died – 8/13/23 Handler – Cpl. Steven Sella Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office mourns end of watch for K9 Copper One of Charlotte County’s top K9 cops passed away on Sunday.The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office says K9 Copper suffered from a gastric dilatation.According to CCSO, his partner Cpl. Steven Sella rushed him to the vet to receive emergency surgery but died …

Died 8/13/23 Handler – Ofc. Exstrom Aurora Police Department grieves loss of K-9 Flash’s expertise was in narcotics and patrol. He had served alongside Officer Exstrom since he was young and hung up his collar in 2020 after eight years of work. Aurora Police said Flash and Exstrom have been inseparable for 11 years. He helped in many investigations, including …

Died -8/13/23 Handler – L/CPL Burke Horry County police mourns loss of beloved K-9 The Horry County Police Dept. is mourning the loss of K9 Bram who passed away Sunday. Officials said that Bram experienced a severe medical emergency on Saturday in which he needed surgery. Dr. Jade Guilbeau, the staff veterinarian, attempted the emergency surgery around midnight. Unfortunately, depside …

Monticello Police Department mourns the passing of beloved K-9 injured in recent storm Police and the community of Monticello are mourning the passing of a cherished K-9 officer. On Friday, Monticello Police Department officials announced that Cezar has passed away after he was critically injured a storm last Tuesday. The K-9 officer had been apart of the police department for …

Died – 8/11/23 Handler – Officer Raymond Vosseller Ocean County K9 Dies After Cancer Battle A beloved four-legged member of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office has died, authorities confirmed.K9 Roscoe died on Friday at just five years old after a brief fight with lymphoma, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.“Roscoe passed away peacefully with his handler, Sheriff’s Officer Raymond …

Died – 8/11/23 Handler – Deputy Dauphinee Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has announced the death of one of their retired K-9s.K-9 Mila passed Friday afternoon, according to officials.Mila was an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois.She first worked overseas as an explosive detection K-9 before joining the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in 2018. She worked with …

Died 8/11/23 Handler – Sgt Paczkowski K9 named in honor of fallen Lewis County Sheriff’s Deputy dies It is with great sadness the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of retired K9 Officer Wyman. Wyman was the first K9 to serve this department and was a great asset. Our deepest condolences to his handler, Sgt Paczkowski and his family …