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Handler – Deputy Holbrook Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of retired K-9 Deputy Idgie The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their retired K-9 deputies this week — K-9 Idgie.The sheriff’s office shared a post on their Facebook page Wednesday sending their condolences to her handler, Deputy Holbrook.K-9 Idgie began working …

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 7/20/23 Miami-Dade Police airport K-9 dies after suffering heat stroke The South Florida heat is not just impacting humans, but animals too. A K-9 with the Miami-Dade Police Department, Airport Operations Bureau died after suffering a heat stroke Wednesday, officials said. At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday her handler requested emergency assistance because the K-9, also known as Zita, …

Died 7/19/23 Retired Estero Fire Rescue K9 passes away Estero Fire Rescue announced the passing of a retired K9, Ember, on July 19 — just shy of her 15th birthday. Ember, also known as ‘Emmy’, joined Estero Fire Rescue in 2009 at just 10 weeks of age and began traveling across Florida as an ambassador for the fire service and …

Died 7/17/23 Handler – Officer Sean Dutill Palm Bay Police Retired K9 ‘Kryptonite’ Passes Away, Served Agency With Loyalty, Honor for 9 Years Palm Bay Police Department mourns the loss of K9 Kryptonite who passed away on Monday.K9 Kryptonite served the agency with loyalty and honor for nearly nine years. Kryptonite was a dual-purpose German Shepherd and was assigned to …

Brevard Sheriff’s Office Says Goodbye to Retired K-9 ‘Cargo’ After Dedicated Service to BCSO, US Marine Corp Earlier today, members of our Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and our K-9 Unit said goodbye to retired K-9 “Cargo” who served our agency from 2015 until retiring in 2017. K-9 “Cargo” started as an explosives detection dog in 2011 with the United States …

Handler – Deputy Ryan McBride Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Nox Dies With a heavy heart, Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman announces the death of K-9 Nox, who died unexpectedly last week due to a medical episode. K-9 Nox, a Belgian Malinois, was born in Poland on April 12, 2014. Following his arrival in the United States, he began …

RIP, Cersei: Seminole County Sheriff’s Office announces death of K9 deputy Seminole County deputies are mourning the loss of one of their K9 coworkers.The sheriff’s office announced Thursday that K9 Cersei, a golden retriever, has died. Cersei joined the sheriff’s office in 2020 as a single-purpose narcotics detection dog. “She was not just a dog but a loyal and dedicated …

Died 6/4/23 Handler – Officer Karlos Ramos Miami-Dade police mourns death of beloved K9 officer It is with a heavy heart that the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department announces the passing of K-9 Officer Gideon. K-9 Officer Gideon began suffering from health issues in March, and after waging a valiant battle, succumbed to his illness on June 4th, 2023. Though …

Handler – Deputy Wes Riley K9 at Alachua County Sheriff’s Office dies Alachua County Sheriff’s officials are mourning the loss of one of their K9′s. Tuesday afternoon, officials announced the death of K9 Knight. Knight and his handler, K9 Deputy Wes Riley, spent seven years together serving ASO. Knight helped track hundreds of suspects. Officials say his loss will be …