Died 4/26/24 Handler – Corporal Matt Waddington A retired Columbia County Sheriff’s K9 deputy has passed away Columbia County Sheriff’s officials are announcing the death of a retired k-9 deputy.K9 Rek served Columbia County for 6 years, from 2014 to 2020.Yesterday, April. 26. Sheriff’s officials announced that Rek passed away peacefully.He retired after being sent out 440 times, and catching …
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Died – 4/18/24 Handler – Special Agent Supervisor Stephanie Cassidy K-9 Maple passes away following battle with cancer Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials are mourning the death of a pioneer K-9 who passed away Thursday after a battle with cancer.K-9 Maple, the agency’s first Electronic Storage Detection canine, passed away Thursday, FDLE said in a news release.Maple’s career started …
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Died 4/15/24 Handler – Officer Patrick Newbill ‘I’ll miss him:’ Largo Police officer remembers K9 after dog dies The expression “man’s best friend” couldn’t be truer when it came to Officer Patrick Newbill and his K9, Murphy.”He gave me a lot of memories, and he hasn’t even been gone 24 hours yet,” Newbill said.Officer Newbill had to say goodbye to …
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Handler – Deputy William Gulledge Retired K-9 dies after serving 7 years The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its beloved retired K-9s. In a post on social media, the agency announced that K-9 Repo passed away. K-9 Repo was with the sheriff’s office for seven years as a patrol and narcotics K-9. Before his …
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Died – 3/10/24 Handler – Cpl. Bruce Cline St Augustine Police Department announce the death of K9 Kilo It is with a grieving and heavy heart that we inform you that K9 Kilo’s watch unexpectedly ended on March 10th, 2024.K9 Kilo SABPD 7163 (German Shepherd) was born in Slovakia on April 21st, 2014, and selected for importation to America in …
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Handler – Deputy Rudy Danner Citrus County K9 Riggs dies after emergency surgery The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office announced that 6-year-old K9 Riggs passed away after emergency surgery on his abdomen.According to officials, his human partner, Deputy Rudy Danner, found him in his kennel lethargic on Thursday afternoon. CCSO says he was rushed to an emergency veterinarian hospital where he …
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Died – 2/28/24 Handler – Officer Vargas K9 Dies After Battle With Cancer Alachua Police officers are mourning the loss of one of their own.Officials announced that K-9 Simba lost his battle to cancer in a Facebook post Wednesday. Simba was 11 years old. A small gathering with Simba’s family and friends was held at the wish of his handler …
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Died – 2/20/24 Handler – Cpl. Justin Tortora K9 shot defending Marion County deputies dies from injuries K9 Leo, a 4-year-old Belgian Sheppard trained by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, has died after being shot in the line of duty.“I want to thank you for the overwhelming support, prayers, and encouragement during this difficult time,” said Marion County Sheriff Billy …
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Handler – Lt. Chris Walker Baker County Sheriff’s Office shares sad news of retired K-9′s passing Baker County Sheriff Scotty Rhoden took to social media on Mon., Jan. 29 to announce the passing of one of their own.In a Facebook post by the sheriff’s office, Blitz was said to have admirably served by the side of his handler, Lt. Chris …
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Handler – Sergeant McLaughlin Retired Lakeland Police K9 passes away Monday was a sad day for the Lakeland Police Department, which announced the passing of retired police K9 Aztor.Aztor served the Lakeland community from 2015 to 2021 as the partner of Sergeant McLaughlin and was a member of the 2019 National Champion Patrol Dog Team. Aztor’s dedication and focus on …
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