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Died 8/9/18 Cache County police K9 dies after ingesting Foxtail weeds at public event A police K9 serving with Cache County Sheriff’s Office died in surgery this week after inadvertently ingesting Foxtail weeds. According to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, Storm was a 2-year-old Malinois who joined their K9 team in 2017. Storm was at a public event Tuesday night …

Died 6/22/18 Handler – Bennett Weber County Sheriff’s Office mourns the loss of search and rescue K-9 The Weber County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its officers today. “Jackie,” a search and rescue K-9 died Friday morning peacefully in her sleep.The SAR family and the community has lost a hero. Jackie was thanked for her many …

Died – 5/22/18 Handler – Deputy Kyle Fuller Deputy Fuller provided the following. On May 22, 2018 K9 Aries left our pack with the Uintah County Sheriff’s K9 Unit to start his own. Aries was the first ever certified explosive detection K9 in the Uintah Basin. Aries completed training in September of 2016 and was certified on explosives from each …

Died – 3/26/18 Handler – Officer Josh Finona Washington City Police K9 Has Died Hunter, Washington City Police’s first K-9 officer, has died, according to a statement from the Police Department Monday. “It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our first K-9, Hunter,” the Police Department said Monday morning. Hunter joined the Washington …

Handler – Officer Scott Nielsen Retired Provo Police K9 dies A retired K9 officer with the Provo Police Department died last week. Officials say K9 Loki retired in October of this year after faithfully serving for six years. Loki and his partner Officer Scott Nielsen helped put the bad guys behind bars with an innumerable amount of drug searches and …

1ST Handler – Officer S. Palmer 2ND Handler – Officer Dellinger 3RD Handler – Officer Gillespie West Valley City Police mourn death of K9 Officer Sam The West Valley City Police Department is mourning the loss of a fellow officer, K9 Sam. Officers said Sam started working with West Valley Police in 2009. He had three handlers; officers S. Palmer, …

Died – 8/1/17 Handler – Cpl. Morant Harrison Duchesne County K-9 dies after battling aggressive, terminal cancer A former Duchesne County sheriff’s K-9 died Tuesday after suddenly losing her eyesight and the ability to walk. Q, one of two K-9s with the sheriff’s office, was diagnosed with “a fast-acting, very aggressive form” of terminal cancer earlier this summer, according to …

Died – 7/6/17 Handler – Sgt. Chad Reyes Police K-9 shot and killed during fugitive arrest The successful apprehension of a wanted fugitive was tempered by tragedy late Wednesday when the suspect shot and killed a police dog that was doing exactly what it was trained to do. Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said the incident began around 11:30 …

Handler – Deputy Jason Whittier Police K-9 dead after ‘unfortunate incident’ in Cache County The death of a police K-9 was being investigated in Cache County. A prepared statement released by Sheriff Chad Jensen stated that “an unfortunate incident” happened over the weekend with Endy, one of the department’s police dogs. “Because of this incident, Endy passed away. I have …

Died – 8/24/16 Handler – Officer Watson St. George Police Mourn Loss of K9 Officer St. George police are mourning the death of one of their K9 officers. “Rossko” died Wednesday night from complications of Gastric dilatiation-volvulus, commonly known as “Bloat”. That’s when the stomach twists and damages the internal organs of a dog. Officers say Rossko made a big …