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Died 11/2/23 Handler – Cpl. A. Kristofek Chatham County Sheriff’s Office mourns loss of retired K9 Maxx The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is mourning the loss of one of their retired K9s.Officer Maxx, a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois Narcotics K9, died Thursday morning surrounded by loved ones. Maxx had spent the last two years retired in the company of handler …

Died – 10/19/23 Handler – Cpl. Keith Page K-9 Rio dies in line of duty searching for evidence A game warden K-9 in the Law Enforcement Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources died Thursday in the line of duty.Authorities said in a post on Facebook that K-9 Rio and his partner Cpl. Keith Page were helping to track …

Died – 10/5/23 Beloved Georgia patrol K-9 passes away A beloved Georgia sheriff’s K-9 has passed away. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office took to social media Thursday to make the somber announcement. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, K-9 Max,” the post read.K-9 Max had been trained in drug detection, …

Died 10/1/23 K9 Deebo died of complications from swallowing a reward K9 Deebo died of complications from swallowing a reward during a demonstration at the F. D. Roosevelt State Park at 2970 GA- 190 in Pine Mountain.A few days after the demonstration, K9 Deebo became ill. He had multiple surgeries to unblock his bowel passages, but he developed sepsis, and …

Died 9/2/23 Handler – Sergeant James Williams Clayton County Police Department had requested a K-9 unit to find Ford.Clayton on Sept. 2 at about 1:46 a.m. Waro alerted officers on the suspect in the wood line and officers subsequently issued verbal commands for the suspect to surrender. County Police K-9 Waro was deployed into the nearby wood line where he …

Died 9/1/23 Retired police K9 dies Brownie, a former K9 with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, passed away Sept. 1. Brownie served with the sheriff’s department from August 2011 to July 2017. He then served with DeKalb County Community Corrections from July 2017 to October 2021. Brownie and his handler Tim Baker were assigned to the DeKalb Central United School …

Died – 8/11/23 Handler – Deputy Dauphinee Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has announced the death of one of their retired K-9s.K-9 Mila passed Friday afternoon, according to officials.Mila was an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois.She first worked overseas as an explosive detection K-9 before joining the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in 2018. She worked with …

Died – 7/20/23 Lawrenceville PD K9 Hyro dies during surgery, laid to rest after ‘impressive career’ The Lawrenceville Police Department has announced the loss of one of its “beloved” K9 officers. Over the last few days, K9 Hyro began showing signs of an illness, according to the police department. On Thursday night, he passed away during surgery at UGA Veterinary …

Died 7/18/23 Handler – Deputy Anita Lucas-Dykstra Cobb Sheriff’s Office K-9 dies from cancer complications A Cobb County Sheriff’s Office K-9 has died, the office announced Friday.K-9 Athos died from complications due to cancer, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. The dog joined the sheriff’s office in 2017 and died on July 18. He was seven years old, said Deputy …

Died 6/5/23 Handler – Officer Neill Police K9 dies in hot car The Cobb County Police Department is investigating the death of a Cobb County Police K9 that occurred at Allatoona High School (3300 Dallas Acworth Highway, Acworth, GA, 30101) on Monday, June 5, 2023, just after 2 p.m. Officers were attending scheduled active shooter training at the school when …