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Died 7/21/23 Handler – Officer Robert Shepherd Loss Of Beloved K9 Neiko Mourned By Egg Harbor Township Police “It is with heavy heart that we report the passing of Egg Harbor Township Police K9 Neiko,” the department announced on Friday, July 21.Neiko was a Belgian Shepherd that started his service with the Township in May 2014, after graduating from the …

Died 6/5/23 Handler – Sergeant Current Retired Union County Sheriff’s K-9 Sam Dies At Age 9 Retired K-9 Sam, who served the Union County Sheriff’s Office, has died at age 9, the police department said Thursday.”The Union County Sheriff’s K9 Unit is saddened to announce the passing of retired K9 Sam on June 5,” said Union County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit.K9 …

Died 4/5/23 Handler – Patrolman Brandon Haines Retired Stafford Police K-9 Raven Passes Stafford Township Police Department celebrated K-9 Raven’s retirement back in July of 2022 after 6 years of service. The police department sadly announced on Wednesday, April 5, the passing of the same K-9, Raven. Stafford Police shared:W ith a heavy heart, we announce the passing of K-9 …

Handler – Lt. Christopher Wernig Retired K-9 Mika Dies, Spent 10 Years With Cherry Hill Police Retired police K-9 Mika has died at the age of 13, the Cherry Hill Police Department said. Mika was the partner of Lt. Christopher Wernig, and was an integral part of the police team from Oct. 2010 to April 2021, according to the CHPD.K-9 …

Died 2/15/23 Handler – Officer Matthew Liggio U.S. Customs And Border Protection K9 Fredy Dies After Suffering Medical Emergency In Training U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) K9 Fredy died in the line of duty on Feb. 15 after suffering a medical emergency during a training session.The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. during an off-site training mission in Matawan, …

Handler – Officer Jay Aretino Monmouth County Sheriff’s K9 Dies On Monday, a funeral was held in Tinton Falls for a former police dog that worked with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office.The police K-9 that died is Ari, beloved partner of retired sheriff’s officer Jay Aretino. The dog died at the age of 14.Ari was a German Shepherd that specialized …

Handler – Officer Bernadette Warren K9 Sheriff Indy dies at age 5 The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office is in mourning after the death of Sheriff K9 Indy earlier this month. The Sheriff’s Office says Indy died peacefully with her handler, Sheriff’s Officer Bernadette Warren, by her side. Indy died after a brief fight with cancer. She was only five. Although …

Retired Gloucester Township Police K-9 Maximus Dies Retired K-9 officer Maximus has died after retiring from the Gloucester Township Police Department in 2014 due to his health, the department said.K-9 “Max” began his work with the GTPD in January 2010 before retiring in January 2014 due to medical issues. He died earlier in November, the township police said.Max served alongside …

Handler – Officer Kevin Flower Ocean City Police Department K-9 Uno Passes The OCPD family is mourning the loss of one of our retired police service dogs. “Uno” passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his handler and family. Uno joined the OCPD in December of 2012 after being imported and trained at Shallow Creek Kennels in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. Handled …

Died 8/25/22 Handler – Lt. Matt Solovay Retired Princeton Police K-9 Harris Dies At Age 9 Retired K-9 Harris, who served the Princeton Police Department, has died at age 9, the police department said Thursday.Harris was the first K-9 officer in the history of the police department. Born in the Czech Republic on Jan. 12, 2013, Harris joined the Princeton …