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Died 5/10/16 Handler – Deputy Tait Everett Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office announced the passing of K9 Ayk who died on 5/10/16. Ayk served the citizens of Okanogan County for five years. K9 Ayk retired on 9/1/15 to live out his retirement years with his handler Deputy Tait Everett. K9 Ayk and his handler Deputy Tait Everett have assisted in the …

Died – April, 2016 Handler – Officer Zach Wright Retired Mount Vernon police dog Luther dies Mount Vernon Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its beloved officers. Luther, a police dog who retired from service with the department in January 2015, died this week, Mount Vernon Police Chief Jerry Dodd said in a news release. “(Luther) was …

Died – 4/14/16 Handler – Trooper Mike Allan Washington State Patrol dog dies after sudden illness The Washington State Patrol says that once of its police dogs has died after undergoing emergency surgery. According to a press release issued Wednesday, K9 Patrick, who was assigned to the Division of Homeland Security, died on April 14. Patrick was a nearly 3-year-old …

Died 4/6/16 Handler – Officer Randy Ernst Port Orchard Police Department says good-bye to veteran K9 At about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, as Port Orchard Police officers prepared for the hard task of saying goodbye to one of their own, an end of watch notice went out over the police dispatch system for the department’s narcotics dog, Amber. Amber served 10 …

Died 3/9/16 Handler – Deputy Carlos Rodriguez Unfortunate End For Chelan County Drug Dog The Chelan County Sheriff’s Department has reported one of its drug dogs died earlier this week. “Reefer”, a 10-year-old black Labrador, was well known to area school children as an ambassador of goodwill. The dog was killed after running into the road and getting hit by …

Died – Oct. 2015 Handler – detective Jamie Sturgill Tukwila police officer shares painful loss of partner to help other K-9s A local police department is mourning the loss of one of their own, K-9 Officer Gino. Gino was featured on Q13 FOX in 2009 after a robbery suspect stabbed him in the neck. Washington’s Most Wanted awarded him WMW’s …

Died – 10/1/15 Handler – Officer Dale Johnson Bainbridge Island mourns police dog Rusty Islanders are saying their final farewells to Bainbridge Island’s furriest, and possibly friendliest, police officer. Rusty, a retired police dog, was euthanized Thursday because of bone cancer. He was about 13 years old. The chocolate Lab mix retired from the force in 2013, after nine years …

Died 9/19/15 Handler – Officer S. Lemmon Police investigating death of police dog that went missing Helios, Sunnyside’s beloved K-9 found dead Saturday, was shot to death, authorities said. On Tuesday September 22, 2015 Sunnyside Police K9 Helios was transported to the WSU Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab in Pullman, where a necropsy was conducted to determine his cause of death. …

Died 9/2/15 Handler – Officer Jack Anderson K-9 stabbed to death by fugitive A K-9 stabbed by a wanted man has died from his injuries. Police tried to contact a wanted man at around 6 p.m. Tuesday near Fruit Valley Road.The incident occurred Sept. 1 when officers were pursuing the fugitive who was hiding in bushes. K-9 Ike found the …