Tag Archives: GA

Died – 2/4/19 Handler – Corporal Roy McKenzie K9 JAK with Oconee Co. Sheriff’s Office dies The Oconee Co. Sheriff’s Office is grieving the loss of one of their own. K9 JAK was put to sleep on Feb. 4 due to health issues and the amount of pain he was enduring. The sheriff’s office said JAK was a Belgian Malinois …

Died 11/10/18 Handler – Officer John Ritch Beloved Brookhaven K9 Grizz Passes Away One of the city’s first K9 officers has died. Grizz passed away on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. Grizz was handled by Officer John Ritch until Grizz retired in August 2015. Grizz worked protecting the citizens in Brookhaven, after working on the streets in Paulding County as well …

Handler – Officer Demetris Johnson K9 officer to be laid to rest in Clayton County K-9 Ares served the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Clayton County with distinction for 8 years. K-9 Ares specialized in narcotics detection serving in both the Cobra Unit and the Vice Squad which are both parts of Sheriff Victor Hill’s elite special …

Died – 9/7/18 Handler – Officer Bryant LaGrange Police Dept.’s retired K9 dies of cancer The LaGange Police Department’s retired K9 died Friday after a battle with cancer. Chico served the department from September 2010 to April 2018. After retiring, Chico began living as a member of the Bryant family.

Died 9/6/18 Handler – Officer Jacob Palmer Police K-9 dies after sudden illness Gabber, a K-9 member of the Monroe Police Department, died suddenly on Thursday night. Public Safety Director Keith Glass said the dog became ill after a short training period Thursday. Gabber died at the University of Georgia Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Services. Glass said he …

Handler – Master Deputy Jason Cotton Gwinnett Sheriff’s Office mourning death of retired K-9 The Sheriff’s Office announced earlier this week that Johny had died after a battle with cancer. He was a 13-year old German Shepherd who had been with the Sheriff’s Office from 2008 until his retirement earlier this year.

Handler – Officer Mark Blakeney Cobb Police’s retired K9 Diesel dies Diesel, a K9 officer who retired in August from the Cobb County Police Department, died over the March 10 weekend. A Belgian Malinois from Czechoslovakia, Diesel was born on April 23, 2006 and paired with his new handler Officer Mark Blakeney on Feb. 12, 2007. Together they began a …

Handler – Sgt. Clayton Bryant K9 Rik passes away K9 Rik has passed away, just a few days after officially retiring from the LaGrange Police Department. Rik was diagnosed with cancer in February, but he had been responding well to treatment, according to his partner, Sgt. Clayton Bryant with the LPD. On Wednesday, Rik’s story was featured in The LaGrange …

Handler – Sgt. Jon Zuker Beloved K-9 officer dies from cancer The City of Cedartown passed along sad news late in the week, that one of their beloved K-9 officers had to be put down following a battle with cancer. Kai, who had long served as the canine component of a team with Sgt. Jon Zuker for the Cedartown Police, …

Retired Gwinnett police K9 passes away at age 16 after serving for 7 years Working in Gwinnett County Police Department’s K9 unit wasn’t something Sgt. Botsford Finnegan had long dreamed of, nor was it something he had particularly trained for when he started an an officer in 1995. “I was working uniform patrol before the K9 unit,” Finnegan said, “and …