Capt. Daniel Matt Bryan Clark, 35, was laid to rest with his K9, Jaxx, by his side.Capt. Clark played a big role at the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office for the past 14 years. Sadly, he took his own life at his home on 4/1/24. Clark was deployed to Iraq during his six years in the Army as a combat medic. …
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Belmont Police pay tribute to retired K9 Dutch The Belmont Police Department recently announced that a retired Police K-9 named Dutch passed away at nearly 16-years-old on Feb. 23.Dutch was born in September 2008, and first came to the Belmont Police Department in 2010, at which point he was assigned to his first partner, Officer Kevin Wingate, the department said …
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Died – 2/27/24 Handler – Detective Shawver Randolph Co. K-9 euthanized from cancer, deputies give tearful goodbye The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office had to say goodbye to a beloved K-9 unit on Tuesday, Feb. 27.K-9 Ziva was diagnosed with infiltrative lipoma earlier in the month, causing tumors to attach themselves to fatty tissue and bone.According to the sheriff’s office, while …
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Handler – Detective Cintron Retired Onslow County K9 officer passes away Retired K9 officer with the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office has passed away.The sheriff’s office announced K9 Blek’s passing on social media on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Blek was a dual-purpose dog, excelling in drug detection and tracking.His tracking skills resulted in several arrests over the past decade. K9, Blek. …
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Handler – Master Patrol Officer David Heath Retired ECU K9 Officer Marko passes away The ECU Police Department announced the death of retired K9 officer Marko.Marko began working with ECU police in 2013 and retired from active duty in 2018.Marko specialized in explosives detection and retired after being injured in a vehicle crash.After retirement, Marko spent time under the care …
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Died 2/21/24 Handler – Master Police Officer Conrad Retired Winston-Salem police K9 Diezel dies K9 Diezel took down 98 suspects, found 7 missing persons, seized 23 guns, and seized over $3.5 million worth of narcotics before he retired. He was 11 years old.The Winston-Salem Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own — K9 Officer Diezel.K9 Officer …
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Handler – Lt. Rick Ruppert Watauga County Sheriff’s Office retired K9 Elvis passes The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office has announced the passing of K9 Elvis.“It is with great sadness that we report the loss of K9 Elvis today. Elvis has always been a huge part of the community, even when he and his handler, Lt. Rick Ruppert, retired last February …
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Died – 1/21/24 Handler – Officer Josh Smith Stallings Police Department K9 dies from cancer Stallings Police Department is mourning the loss of K9 Lily who died Monday night of cancer, the department announced.K9 Lily served the police department from Nov. 18 to Jan. 2024. During that time she was assigned to patrol, transferred to the criminal investigation division and …
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Handler – Sgt. Leo Hayes Retired K-9 who served on criminal enforcement teams has died A retired K-9 with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office has died. K-9 Danny was a 10-year-old Belgian Malinois who worked with Sgt. Leo Hayes until he medically retired in 2021, the sheriff’s office said.Danny was assigned to the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team and later to …
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Died – 1/17/24 Handler – Corporal Daniel Allen Oxford Police Department grieves the loss of K-9 Halligan, dies from medical emergency The Oxford Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their members.In a Facebook post, the department announced the passing of police K-9 Halligan, who died Jan. 17 due to a medical emergency.Halligan, who was 5 years and …
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