Died – 7/4/20 Handler – Deputy Brad Larsen Davis County K9 dies after months of health-related issues A Davis County Sheriff’s K9 died Saturday morning after months of health-related issues. In a press release issued by Davis County Sheriff, 6-year-old Rony began his K9 career with their department when he was 15 months old after he was handpicked by his …
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Died 4/2/20 Handler – Staff Sgt. Benjamin Tanner Team Hill bids farewell to MWD Bak Hill Air Force Base recently lost a valued member of its team, as Military Working Dog Bak passed away following a battle with cancer. MWD Bak, an all-black German shepherd, worked at Hill for 8.5 years as an explosives detection canine. He died April 2 …
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Died – 2/13/20 Handler – Sergeant Ben Ricks Herriman City Police Department K9 Hondo Fatally Shot During Chase Herriman City Police Department (HCPD) K9 Hondo was killed in the line of duty on Thursday as he was attempting to apprehend a fugitive parolee who was also a homicide suspect. The incident began at approximately 11:45 p.m., when task force members …
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Died 11/21/19 Handler – Officer Lundberg As Davis Co. arranges funeral, UPD handler reflects on loss The Davis County Sheriff’s Office is planning a full line-of-duty funeral service for their K9, “Chopper,” who died this week after he escaped from his handler’s patrol vehicle at the Sheriff’s Office, darted out into traffic, and was hit by a car. K9 handlers …
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Handler – Officer Jason Read Centerville Police Department mourns death of retired K9 A retired K9 who previously worked for the Centerville Police Department died this week. K9 Joker worked with Officer Jason Read for several years until health problems forced him to retire early, according to a Facebook post published by the department. The partners were responsible for making …
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Died 7/16/19 Handler – Deputy Tony Sorensen Utah County K9 dies after being hit by car A Utah County K9 was killed in a tragic accident Tuesday morning after he ran into the road in an isolated area near the shore of Utah Lake in Vineyard and was hit by a car. “This morning, at about 9:15, a Deputy/K9 handler …
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Handler – Officer Fowers ‘Gone, But Not Forgotten’ – Retired Clinton Police K-9 ‘Mojo’ dies It is with great sadness that the Clinton City Police Department had to say goodbye to K9 Mojo. He was an amazing K9 that loved his job. K9 Mojo was retired from Law Enforcement by the Clinton Police Department in March of 2018 after many …
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Died – 10/22/18 Unified police K9 Kuno killed by vehicle The Unified Police Department is mourning the death of one of its own. Police K9 Kuno was hit and killed by a vehicle, the department said. Police said early Monday morning the UPD handler was off-duty in his personal vehicle with his partner Kuno. The vehicle was a pickup truck …
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Died – 9/27/18 Handler – Officer Jeff Smith Yesterday, the Lehi City Police Department said goodbye to one of own retired K9 partners. K9 Robbie, succumbed to cancer after a short fight. He was a great partner and member of the department and will be missed. The following is from Robbie’s handler: Today our family lost our dog Robbie, but …
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Died – 8/19/18 Retired Sandy police K9 dies unexpectedly The Sandy Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their former K9 officers. Officials say K9 Jag passed away unexpectedly on August 19th. He serves as a K9 officer from 2007 until 2016. They say he was responsible for countless narcotics finds and capturing bad guys. Details behind his …
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