Derbyshire Constabulary Dog Section has announced via Twitter that Police Dog Dexter, affectionately known to colleagues as the Werewolf, has passed away. PD Dexter started his career with Essex Police before moving to Derbyshire to fight crime. As affectionate and lovable as he may have been around those who knew and worked with him, PD Dexter was an intimidating sight …
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Handler – PC Paul Brackpool South Yorkshire police dog who once leapt from 12-foot wall to catch drug dealer dies Police Dog Nasa served with South Yorkshire Police between 2007 and 2013 alongside handler PC Paul Brackpool, who has also since retired. The charity K9 Memorial UK, set up to recognise the contribution of police dogs in this country, described …
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Died – 3/19/20 A police dog has been put to sleep after a short illness, the Cheshire and North Wales Police dog unit has confirmed. Black labrador PD Seren was four-and-a-half years old and worked as a drugs and firearms detection dog. Cheshire and North Wales Police Dogs’ social media accounts posted yesterday evening: “It is with great sadness that …
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Died – 2/13/20 Handler – PC Rich Brooks Beloved Gloucestershire police dog Obi dies after several years of service A police dog who served Gloucestershire’s police force has died. PD Obi, who served with Gloucestershire Constabulary for several years, died yesterday morning (February 13) with his handler PC Rich Brooks by his side. The 12-and-a-half year old German Shepherd had …
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Died 12/30/19 Handler – PC Emma Grosvenor Tributes after award-winning police dog dies Norfolk and Suffolk’s Police Dog Unit announced that RPD Reiker had “passed away peacefully in his sleep” on Monday, December 30, 2019, aged 10. He served in the West Norfolk area from 2011 until his retirement in February 2019, and remained with his handler after being with …
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Retired North Yorkshire Police dog Thor dies North Yorkshire Police say retired police dog Thor has died. Officers say he’s passed away after a short and sudden illness. He retired from the force in July 2018 and had been living with his new family who police say ‘cared for and loved him deeply’.The force’s dog section have posted on Twitter …
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Died 10/17/19 Tributes as Derbyshire police dog dies Tributes have been paid to a retired police dog following his death over the weekend. PD Wilbur died on Sunday afternoon. A Facebook post from the Clay Cross Safer Neighbourhood Team said PD Wilbur was used as an explosives search dog and worked during the 2012 London Olympic Games. The post says: …
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‘She will be missed’ – sudden death of popular Ipswich police dog Police dog Jukie joined Suffolk and Norfolk Constabularies in 2016, serving mainly in the Ipswich area under two handlers. But on Sunday, August 18 the Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies’ Joint Dog Section Tweeted that its sadness that Jukie, a German Shepherd, had “passed away suddenly overnight”. The team …
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Tributes to explosive search dog who has died after years of service in Gloucestershire and beyond Tributes have been paid to a retired explosive search dog who has died. Police Dog Barley served from 2006 to 2014 and ‘enjoyed her retirement to the full’, according to Gloucestershire Police Dog Section. The news was broken over the weekend on the dog …
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Handler- PC Clive Warncken Tribute paid to former police dog A PC with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Dog Unit has paid tribute to former police dog Nero who sadly died this week. “Nero was a lovely dog and a great colleague and I loved working with him. I am devastated by the news,” said PC Clive Warncken, who had …
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