Tag Archives: CA

Died 1/4/22  California officer forced to shoot K9 after violent attack A police dog was shot and killed after he suddenly attacked an officer Tuesday morning, according to Fresno police officials. Last October, officials say K-9 Odin attacked and seriously injured an officer, who had to be hospitalized for his injuries. After considering the safety of the public and officers, …

Marina police K-9 Enzo dies from injuries suffered on duty The Marina Police Department has announced that K-9 Enzo has died. According to the department, Enzo suffered injuries while serving the community. The exact details of how he was injured were not released. “Our department is in mourning,” the department said in a Facebook post. Enzo was expected to retire …

Died 9/13/21 Handler – Officer McDearmid  Angels Camp Police Mourn The Loss Of A K9  Sadly, Angels Camp Police announced they “laid to rest one of our own” — a four-legged officer. Although K9 Thor, a Dutch Shepherd, had retired in January of last year.  With his handler, Officer McDearmid, by his side, Thor passed away on Monday. Police relay …

Handler – Corporal Chris Hester  Atascadero police K9 dies unexpectedly An Atascadero K9 has died, the City announced Thursday. The Atascadero Police Department says the passing of Pit was unexpected due to an “unforeseen medical issue.” Pit was born in Germany and was brought to the U.S. in 2015 to serve the City of Atascadero. He partnered with Corporal Chris …

Handler – Detective Jeff Martin  Retired BPD K9 Titan dies The Bakersfield Police Department announced on Tuesday that retired K9 Titan, who served with BPD for seven years, has died. K9 Titan was born in February 2009 and was partnered with Detective Jeff Martin from 2010-2017. BPD says they served together on patrol, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team and the …

Died 5/30/21 Handler – Officer Kaiden Kemp Retired Santa Rosa police dog dies of cancer at 7 Retired Santa Rosa police dog, Kolt, died Sunday after a short battle with cancer, the police department announced in a Facebook post. The 7-year-old dog retired from the police department in 2020 after five years of service, when he moved to Southern California …

Died – 5/4/21 Handker – Deputy Roberts On May 4, 2021 EDSO retired K-9 Bakus was put to rest at the age of 15-1/2, 2-1/2 years past the average life expectancy of his breed. (Belgian Malinois) Bakus enjoyed a long career, which started with Deputy Mike Roberts in July of 2008. Over his 8 ½ year career Bakus had 17 …

Died – 4/27/21 Handler – Officer Muller Bakersfield Police K-9 Jango was killed in Tuesday night’s fatal officer-involved shooting The Bakersfield Police Department has confirmed that Jango was the K-9 killed in last night’s fatal officer-involved shooting. The department said Jango is believed to have been struck by gunfire when the suspect fired at the K-9 and his human partner …

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 …

Died – Handler – Officer Shannon Buckels Brea police officer and family say goodbye to retired K9 Jacqui was a faithful partner. A hard worker. A protector. A best friend. One minute, the black Labrador retriever was playing a key role in the confiscation of massive quantities of narcotics and the next minute, she was chasing a tennis ball. And …