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Died 6/4/22 Handler – Officer First Class Ken Wright Norwich Police K9 Ozzy Dies In Arms Of Partner, Officer Ken Wright A police K9 is not just a dog but a law enforcement officer, and very often, a hero. And for its police officer handler, a member of the family. So when a K9 passes, it’s devastating for the officer, …

Died 5/20/22 Handler – Officer Ian Kosky Retired Naugatuck Police dog Vane dies A retired Naugatuck police dog died Friday, the police department announced. Vane served with the police department for 10 years alongside his partner, Officer Ian Kosky. During his service, which started in 2011, police used Vane more than 100 times to track down violent armed suspects, robbery …

Died 5/13/22 Handler – Sergeant Richard Phelan Retired Stamford police dog dies at age 13 A retired police dog who conducted numerous narcotics searches in his eight years of service died Friday, according to the Stamford Police Department. Cronin, 13, served with the Stamford Police Department from 2011 to 2019 with his handler Sgt. Richard Phelan. The black Labrador retriever …

Died 3/30/22 Handler – Detective George Jupin Conn. State Police K-9—World’s 1st Electronic-Sniffing Dog—Dies Selma became an electronics storage device detection K-9 for the Connecticut State Police in 2013 and was trained to detect certain chemicals in electronics that criminals may toss or hide. The world’s first electronics-sniffing police dog, state police K-9 Selma, has died, according to the Connecticut …

Died – 3/28/22 Handler – Officer Timothy O’Brien Bristol police on Monday had to say goodbye to perhaps the most loyal type of partner one will have in law enforcement: a K-9. “Sadly,” Bristol police Chief Brian Gould said Tuesday, “members of the Bristol Police Department gathered to say goodbye to one of our police K-9s. K-9 Murphy was a …

Died 3/5/22 Handler – Officer Mark Williams The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of K9 Drake on 3/5/22 who was partnered with Officer Mark Williams with the New Milford Police Department. Officer Williams and K9 Drake joined the C.P.W.D.A. on 11/19/12 and were members until his passing. Drake had recently retired from active …

Handler – Officer Dan Loris Shelton police mourn retired K9 Stryker Community members and law enforcement took to social media Tuesday, paying tribute to Stryker, the city’s police K9 officer who retired in 2020. Longtime handler Dan Loris, now a Fairfield police officer, announced Stryker’s death on Facebook Tuesday, stating that “he was more of a partner than you could …

Died 1/14/22 Handler – Aaron Bowman The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of K9 Striker on 1/14/22 who was partnered with Officer Aaron Bowman with the Connecticut Department of Corrections. Officer Bowman and K9 Striker joined the C.P.W.D.A. on 12/27/13 and and a member in 2015. CPWDA sends our thoughts and prayers to …

Died 1/8/22 Handler – Lindsay Cutillo The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Knox, age 11 years old, on 1/8/22 who was partnered with Officer Lindsay Cutillo with the East Lyme Police Department. K9 Knox served alongside his handler for seven years until his retirement in October 2019. Officer Cutillo and …

Died 1/5/22 Handler – Officer Dave Buck The Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (CPWDA) is sad to announce the passing of retired K9 Anouke who was partnered with Officer Dave Buck with the Meriden Police Department. Officer Buck made the agonizing decision that no pet owner wants to make and made the courageous decision to allow Anouke to pass with …