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Handler – Sgt. Scott Holmes Retired Vermilion Police Department K-9 passes away after ‘drastic decline in health’ Vermilion police “with a heavy heart” announced the passing of a retired K-9 on Thursday. K9 Miro, who was in service with the department from 2012-2020, passed away due to a sudden “drastic decline” in his health, according to a department Facebook post. …

Handler – Deputy Jay Pearson Darke County Sheriff’s Office mourns the passing of K-9 Deputy Eric The Darke County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook on Friday that retired K-9 Deputy Eric has passed away. The seven-year veteran K9 was handled by Deputy Jay Pearson, and was certified in drug detection, tracking, and article search, according to the Facebook post. He …

Died 8/30/22 Handler – Deputy Jim Dhayer Geauga County K-9 Miner dies 2 weeks after medical issues force him to retire The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office is sad to announce the passing of 11-year-old K-9 Miner on Aug. 30, just two weeks after he retired.Unforeseen medical issues forced Miner into early retirement on Aug. 16, GCSO said. GCSO said K-9 …

Handler – officer Jeremy Berger Law Enforcement K9s and Their Handlers Salute K9 Tommy Law enforcement agencies from around northwest Ohio paid tribute to an area K9 officer that had to be euthanized due to an aggressive form of cancer.K9 Tommy worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and his handler was officer Jeremy Berger.Tommy, a 7-year-old German Shepherd, …

Died – 8/22/22 Handler – Sgt. Troy Bodine Retired Montgomery County Sheriff’s K9 honored with ‘last walk’ A retired Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office K9 who died Monday was honored for his five-year career, which included protection details for three presidents. K9 Recon was honored with a “last walk” with his handler, retired Sgt. Troy Bodine, and his family, according to …

Died – 8/5/22 Handler – Sergeant Marc Smith Garfield Heights Police mourn passing of retired K-9 Jax The Garfield Heights Police Department is saddened to announce the passing of retired K-9 Jax, who crossed over the rainbow bridge on Aug. 5 K-9 Jax attended the six-week-long K-9 academy at Von Der Haus Gill in Wapakoneta in the spring of 2013.He …

Handler – Patrolman Matt Troyer Solon police mourn loss of retired K-9 Officer Stryker The Solon Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9 officer who served the department for nine years.The department announced recently that K-9 Stryker, who served from 2010 to 2019, has died. He was 13 and died of natural causes, Police Chief Richard Tonelli …

Died 7/12/22 Handler – Lt. Ed Farris Madeira police mourn passing of long-time K9 The Madeira Police Department on Tuesday reported the death of a former K9. Doc retired on Jan. 10 after nearly eight years serving the City of Madeira and surrounding communities. He worked for the duration of his service with his K9 handler, Lt. Ed Farris.

Handler – Officer Troyer Longtime Solon K9 Officer passes away The Solon Police Department is mourning the loss of a longtime K9 officer. The department shared on social media the news that retired K9 Stryker has passed away. Stryker served the City of Solon from 2010 to 2019. “That’s a long working career,” said Lt. Bill Vajdich. “He was better …

Died – 6/14/22 Handler – Deputy Steve Heater.Bundi Athens County Sheriff’s Office mourns K9 deputy The Athens County Sheriff’s Office has announced the passing of one of their K9 deputies. Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith says the office is mourning after K9 Deputy Bundi, a 9-year-old German Shepard, died this morning Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Smith says Bundi died of …