In
Loving Memory of
K9
MONTY
May 20, 1993 -May
9, 2002
Officer
Rich Garner
Whitehall
Police Department
April
26, 1996 - Sept. 30, 2000
3731
Lehigh St. Whitehall, PA 18052
610.437.3042,
Ext. 113, Dispatch 610.437.5252
Whitehall
police have triple threat
By Al
Recker - Press writer
Whitehall
police now have a triple threat in keeping crime and vandalism down: patrol
cars, bike patrols and K-9 dogs. The township patrol division reported
one of its police dogs is responsible for the apprehension of a suspect
involved in a shooting incident in Allentown June 1. In a report submitted
to the commissioners, Chief Dennis L. Peters said 3 township police officers
assisted Allentown police in apprehending a suspect involved in a shooting.
A
police officer's partner, K-9 Monty, located the suspect on a city rooftop.
It
allowed police to quickly take the suspect into custody. "Without Monty,
it is doubtful the suspect would have been located," the report said. There
were eight K-9 dog deployments in June. Police said the specially trained
dogs worked the Cementon Fair "with no incidents." There was weekly training
held with the dogs and other departments. Several K-9 demonstrations were
given to youth groups in June. Township police increased the use of bike
patrols in neighborhoods, parks and Rails to Trails. The department said
an intensive patrol of the Cementon Fair by foot, bike and motorized patrols
"resulted in a successful week with no problems." Noting "apprehensions
that require unusual skill or police work," the patrol division said it
responded last month to Weis Markets because of a report of an attempted
vehicle theft with a woman hanging on the hood and a male driving away.
A police officer arrived on the scene and cut the vehicle off, and the
suspect was arrested and jailed. Four juveniles were arrested for stealing
bicycles on West Union Street. A Macy's employee suspected of theft was
apprehended in the outside mall area. Police are conducting extra vigilance
at convenience stores due to recent robberies in the region. A robbery
at CR's Market, Egypt, is being investigated by detectives. There are also
increased patrols at the UniMart area because of youngsters congregating
in the summer. Township detectives took on 17 new cases last month. Detectives
arrested an individual suspected in the armed robbery of the Lone Star
Steakhouse on Grape Street. The suspect was in prison on non-related charges.
There is another suspect sought by detectives in connection with the robbery.
ALL
ABOUT MONTY
Monty
is a long haired German Shepherd from Czechoslovakia. Before joining the
Whitehall Police Dept. in April 1996, he went through several weeks of
intensive training with his handler, Rich Garner. Monty has assisted in
several arrest in areas of tracking, building searches, crowd control,
and narcotics. Along with police work, Monty also gave many demonstrations
for the public. He seemed to take pride in his "demos" and got along exceptionally
well with all who attended, especially children. Monty is a wonderful partner
who will be missed by all at the police department. He retired to the home
of Rich and continued to be loved by his family eternally. "They do not
fear bad news; they confidentially trust the Lord to care for them, they
are confident and fearless and face their foes triumphantly. (Psalm
112:7-8)
ALL
ABOUT RICHARD H. GARNER
Officer
Garner has been a police officer since March 1989. He has new partner,
"NANUK" joined the force in 9/2000.
They
are both members of the ERT team, and Nanuk lives at home with Garner's
wife, and 4 children and Snickers, "family cat." Rich enjoys wrestling,
football, weightlifting and coaching youth sports. Notice: Avid fan of
the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nanuk also misses Monty very much, who
passed away due to lung cancer.
POLICE K-9 HONORED
UPCKA article- Written by
Ptlm. Jeffrey Coleman, Whitehall Twp. PD
A memorial service was held today at the Whitehall Township
Municipal Building for Police K-9 “Monty”. Monty was recently diagnosed with
an advanced stage of lung cancer and was euthanized on May 9, 2002. Monty was
born on May 20, 1993 in Czechoslovakia and joined handler Richard Garner and the
Whitehall Township Police Department in April 1996, after several weeks of
intensive training. He retired in September 2000 and took up residence with
Garner’s family. Monty was a patrol and narcotics dog, and assisted in many
arrests in Whitehall Township and surrounding jurisdictions. Monty was called
upon to do building searches, tracks, crowd control, and narcotics work. Monty
and Garner are members of the Whitehall Township Emergency Response Team, which
has been recently integrated into the Lehigh County Municipal Emergency Response
Team (MERT). Monty was also involved in numerous demonstrations every year at
various events such as carnivals, church groups, schools, and pet stores. He
took pride in his demos and interacted well with all people, most especially
children. Monty’s handler, Patrolman Richard Garner, is an eleven year veteran
of the Whitehall Township Police Department. He is the senior patrolman on the
night shift platoon where he patrols with his new K-9 Nanuk. When not at work,
Garner enjoys weightlifting and coaching both wrestling and football in his home
town of Catasauqua. Monty’s service was attended by several members of the
Whitehall Township Police Department and officers and K-9 patrols from Easton,
Palmer Township, Allentown, and the Pennsylvania State Police. Chief Dennis
Peters, Officers Paul Davis and Jeffrey Coleman spoke at the service. Handler
Richard Garner spoke words of thanks to all who attended and reflected on his
days with Monty while fighting back tears. Officer Karen Bailey read a moving
poem entitled “Guardians of the Night”. Ashley Zuber played “America the
Beautiful”, “Amazing Grace”, and “Taps” on the bagpipes. Channel69 News and
several other news agencies including the Whitehall-Coplay Press were
also in attendance. Rich Garner stated that Monty’s illness came quickly on the
week leading up to May 9, 2002. Garner noticed Monty was not feeling well
earlier in the week and was not eating well. He took Monty to the Allentown
Animal Clinic where he was given an exam. His x-rays showed an advanced stage
of lung cancer. Today we said good-bye to a hero, teacher, and friend. Monty
will never be forgotten for his service to Whitehall Police and the citizens
they protect and serve. Monty set the standard for all present and future K-9’s
to follow. He was a true “Guardian of the Night”.
http://www.wfmz.com/news/index.asp
Channel 69 News June
14, 2002 @ 5, 6 & 10 PM.
TRIBUTE TO FALLEN
WHITEHALL CANINE COP
Posted June 15,
2002
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO
A FALLEN CANINE COP IN WHITEHALL
THIS HOLIDAY.
-------- ((:05 NATS OF BAGPIPES UP FULL)) -------- DOZENS GATHERED FOR A
CEREMONY TO HONOR OFFICER MONTY THIS MORNING. HE DIED OF LUNG CANCER LAST MONTH.
MONTY AND HIS PARTNER WORKED THE NIGHT SHIFT. THE STAFF PRESENTED A PLAQUE TO
HIM IN THE DOG'S MEMORY. --------
((OFC. RICH GARNER:
"When I would start by 11pm, he's still
roaming around the house watching everybody and wanting to be by everybody's
side, and then taking him to work every night, it was just, I knew it was a good
friend with me all the time."))
MONTY WAS TRAINED
TO SNIFF OUT DRUGS & TRACK DOWN SUSPECTS.
HE ASSISTED IN MANY
ARRESTS. HE WAS 9 YRS.-OLD.
The Morning Call
By
Kirk Beldon Jackson 610-820-6790
June 15, 2002
A hush fell over the room
as Whitehall Township Patrolman Richard Garner prepared to share stories about
Monty, the German shepherd he had taken care of -- and who had taken care of him
-- for the last six years. Garner started to thank everyone who had come to the
memorial service for Monty, who died in May of lung cancer. But he couldn't
finish his sentence. He bowed his head and cried, and the audience of about 50
people, some of them K-9 officers like himself, applauded. ''He was one of the
best partners I ever had ...,'' Garner said later. ''He was always there for
me.'' Officers and dogs from Palmer Township, Easton, Allentown, Emmaus and
Coplay and from the state police attended the service Friday at the Whitehall
municipal building. As in a ceremony for any fallen officer, there were stories
from colleagues, such as Patrolman Jeffrey Coleman's recollection of what
happened when an unruly mob surrounded officers quelling a disturbance at a
Whitehall High School football game. The crowd parted ''like the Red Sea'' when
Garner let Monty go, Coleman said. ''His presence parted a crowd that would have
taken at least 10 officers to disperse.'' Whitehall Police Chief Dennis Peters
said Monty had been trained in patrol work and drug detection. During his
career, he was frequently lent to other departments. The department now has two
dogs -- Nanuk, a German shepherd trained in patrol and drug detection who lives
with Garner, and Ylan, a Belgian Malinois taught to detect explosives. Garner
recalled that one of his first tracking experiences with Monty came after a man
in a vehicle rammed cars on MacArthur Road outside the Lehigh Valley Mall, then
ran away and hid in a truck behind the Salvation Army building. Monty found him.
Garner said dogs are described as tools in police work, but they eventually
become more. ''Once you start working with them and you know that they're there
for you, and you know that they will protect you no matter what, that bond
becomes tighter and tighter,'' he said.
Rich became my "Cover" on my 2nd book, K9s Are Human Too
www.k9heroesbook.com
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In
Loving Memory of
K9
MARK
May 18, 2002
Partner:
Deputy Bert McCue
Osceola
County Sheriff Department
400
Simpson Rd. - - Kissimmee, FL 34744 - 407-348-2222
Police
honor fallen canine
By
Katherine Leal Unmuth | Sentinel
Staff Writer
Posted
May 24, 2002
KISSIMMEE
-- At work and at play, 24 hours a day, police dog, Mark was at the side
of Osceola County deputy sheriff, Bert McCue: sniffing out illegal drugs,
tracking down escaped prisoners and even entertaining schoo lchildren.
Mark,
a 6 1/2-year-old German shepherd who died Saturday, was honored Thursday
outside the Osceola County Sheriff's Office with a memorial fitting for
a fallen officer. "He was just a gentle, gentle dog," said McCue, teary-eyed
as he twisted a tissue in his hands. "I spent more time with him than anybody.
I could trust him 100 percent. He was there for me, never failed me." Mark
was euthanized after a deputy accidentally ran him over with a car while
the dog was chasing down a man accused of kidnapping and beating an ex-girlfriend.
Mark had served with the department since 1998. He helped with 75 drug
seizures, including finding a kilo of cocaine in a vehicle earlier this
month. Mark also participated in 33 felony arrests. He was one of five
dogs owned by the department. Police and their canine partners traveled
from Ocoee, Apopka, Orange County and other surrounding areas to attend
the memorial.
They
covered their stars with black tape, as they would do for any fallen comrade.
People lined up to offer condolences to McCue, who was given a plaque bearing
the police-dog poem "Called to Give My All." Staff Sgt. Jason Campbell
drove from Patrick Air Force Base with a military dog, Dasty, to salute the
fallen dog. He called canine units a brotherhood. "He [the dog] helps you grow,"
said Campbell, who operates the kennel on the base. "When you've got problems
you can call on him and he'll listen. He teaches you about life." Seminole
County Sheriff's Sgt. Karen Mills, who brought her dog,
Bolo, said police dogs are true partners and co-workers to the people with
whom they work. "They're there for you when you need them, ready to give
their lives for you," she said. The dogs are talented and invaluable on
the job, said Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Ed Durant, who brought his dog,
Shadow. He said whenever a dog dies, it's considered "another officer down."
McCue already has been given another dog, named Fritz, to care for and
to try to bond with as a new partner. He'll never forget his old partner,
though. "This means a lot," he said, looking at the crowd of people at
the memorial. "I want them to know it's for Mark."
Katherine
Leal Unmuth can be reached
at kunmuth@orlandosentinel.com
or 407-931-5932.
Osceola deputy's
car strikes police dog
By
Rene Stutzman |
Sentinel Staff Writer - 407.324.7294
Posted May 19, 2002
ST. CLOUD -- An Osceola
County deputy sheriff ran over one of the department's police dogs before dawn
Saturday as the animal was chasing down a man accused of kidnapping and roughing
up his former girlfriend. Mark, a 6 1/2-year-old German shepherd, had just been
unleashed and was about 100 feet behind the suspect when Sgt. Tom Bartels ran
over him, said Osceola sheriff's Bureau Chief Jerry Geier. Bartels was just
arriving on the scene as the dog darted across Jay Drive in front of him. The
patrol car was traveling about 20 to 25 MPH when it hit the dog and a tire
rolled over him, Geier said.
deputies took the dog to
the Orlando Animal Hospital, where the veterinarian determined his back was
broken. After consulting with the department, euthanized him. "The dog had very
severe injuries," Geier said. "His chance of survival was very minimal." The
dog, one of five owned by the agency, had been with the department since 1998.
He had been involved in 75 drug seizures -- including a $55,000 cocaine haul
earlier this month -- and 33 felony arrests. The dog was assigned to Deputy Bert
McCue. Geier said the agency would have some sort of memorial service later this
week. The accident happened about 5 a.m. after a woman reported a former
boyfriend had broken into her home and held her there against her will for about
half an hour. He shoved her against a wall and threatened to kill her before she
managed to escape, according to a police report. Louis Benjamin Butler, 25, a
laborer, was being held in the Osceola County Jail on charges of burglary of an
occupied dwelling with a battery, false imprisonment, resisting arrest without
violence. Butler was facing no charges related to the dog's death, Geier said,
because there was no evidence he meant to harm him.
OSC
News Gazette
Service scheduled for fallen K-9 May 23, 2002
A memorial service is
scheduled today for Osceola County Sheriff's Office K-9 Mark after the dog was
struck by a deputy's patrol car. On Saturday, deputies responded to a report of
an occupied burglary that occurred about 5 a.m. at a Jay Drive residence. The
victim called the sheriff's office when she found suspect Louis Butler, 25,
inside her residence, sheriff's office reports said. When deputies arrived at
the location, they tracked the suspect to a nearby wooded area, who began to
flee upon seeing authorities. After giving Butler a warning to stop, the dog was
deployed. Butler was near Jay Drive with the dog about 30 yards behind him, when
the suspect ran in front of an approaching sheriff's office patrol car. That's
when the dog was struck by the car, which was moving at 5-10 mph, sheriff's
office reports said. Deputies transported K-9 Mark to a veterinary hospital in
Orlando, where they learned the dog had a broken back, and therefore, was put to
sleep. Butler, however, was apprehended. K-9 Mark came to the sheriff's office
in 1998 and was involved in many anti-drug operations and assisted in many
felony arrests, sheriff's office reports said. The service will begin at 9:30
a.m. in the courtyard in front of the sheriff's office at 400 Simpson Road. The
public is welcome to attend. Police nab auto theft, burglary suspects Two
Orlando men were hunted down by Kissimmee police after a brief chase Tuesday.
While on foot patrol in the Hideaway Bay apartment complex, Kissimmee police
officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked with the doors open. As the
officers attempted to investigate, two suspects, Jason Maldonado, 16, and
Kenneth Rodriguez, jumped into a vehicle, which was listed as stolen out of
Orange County. As officers were pursuing the vehicle, it became disabled in the
area of Smith and Cherry streets when two of the tires were deflated from
hitting curbs, Kissimmee police reports said. Both suspects then exited the
vehicle and continued on foot. Maldonado was apprehended minutes later. Officers
then set up a perimeter and captured Rodriguez a short time later. It was later
discovered that Rodriguez had broken into a home on Carson Street and attempted
to steal a bicycle, before being stopped by the homeowner, reports said. Both
suspects were booked into the Osceola County Jail.
The Osceola County
Sheriff's Office will have a memorial service at 9:30 a.m. Thursday for [Mark
Pino], a police dog that was euthanized Saturday.
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In
Loving Memory of
K9 MIRANDA
August 2, 2002
worked 9/11/01 WTC
Handler:
Sgt. Dale Warke
Midwest Search & Rescue
Lebanon Police
Department
Lebanon, IL
618.537.6131
Two Metro East police officers are headed back to New York
city for September 11th memorial tribute, but their police
dog partner, Miranda won't be participating. As
the smoke bellowed over lower Manhattan on the day of the
attacks, Lebanon police Sgt. Dale Warke loaded his police
trained German trained German shepherd named Miranda into
his jeep and along with officer Joe Paulfrey, set out on the
16 hour drive. They arrived to find themselves on one of the
first few dog teams at the site. They searched to exhaustion
and slept on the street the first night. Miranda found dozen
of bodies over five days of work, including recovering a
fire chief and his assistants. But she found no survivors.
Miranda trained as a police dog for years, but with little
street experience, cut her chest and injured her leg on the
fifth day of searching the pile. The dog's injury was severe
enough that Warke decided to return home. the ordeal
contributed to her decline in health. She was always high
spirited. But after this, it was like the energy was sapped
out of her. She's trained to find live people. the canine
has since died from health problems linked from searching at
ground zero. Miranda developed muscle control problems,
eventually to the point where she became immobile. she lost
30 pounds of weight in a month. She was euthanized and
cremated on August 2nd at the age of 14.
The effort and sacrifice made by the dog inspired the owner
to launch his own search and rescue group in the Metro East
area during this past year. Warke and Paulfrey founded
Midwest Search and Rescue K9 teams, based out of
Collinsville, IL. The group is a collective of police
officers, firemen, and other EMS professionals, from the
area who can respond to emergencies. They have been called
out on many searches this year. Warke plans to head to
ground zero early this week to spread Miranda's ashes at the
site. Something is drawing me back, and I have to go. 911
was Miranda's last call to duty, it seems a fitting resting
place for a brave partner.
In
Loving Memory of
K9 MAX
July 2, 2002
Handler:
Tpr. Dennis
Sullivan
MA STATE POLICE K-9
SECTION
164 Pond
Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
PH: (781) 279-1283 164
Tpr. Dennis Sullivan most recently lost his retired K-9 Max.
"Sully" (Sullivan) went to the basement to say hello to his
old partner and saw that he was in distress. His tummy had
twisted (flipped). Even as the Tpr. Sullivan sped to the
local vet, ole Max would lift his head when he heard the
siren activated to clear traffic. He would lift his head to
answer that last call to duty and then passed the Rainbow
Bridge. He was one of the greatest dogs the MSP has had.
In
Loving Memory of
K9 MIDNITE
Registered name: Missouri Midnite Shadow
July 5, 1989 - August 6, 2002
Handler:
Officer Gary White
Raytown
Police Department
10000 E.
59 Street - Raytown, MO 64133
(816) 737-6016 (816) 737-6187 - (816) 737-6128
Meet:
Knitro & Kilo
Midnite said,
"Crime prevention
is something
you can really
get your teeth into."
I would
like to thank everyone who help me with my loss of K-9
Midnite who was put down 8/6/02 due to illness. Midnite was
a black lab & Ridgeback mix of 13 years old. Midnite was
special to me and my family. He was my first K-9 and took
all the mistakes I made in stride. He started as a family
pet and my daughter took a while getting over that I made
him a working dog, but became proud of his duties as a K-9.
He was able to again become a family pet in 1994 when I
started my second dog, Knitro. Midnite enjoyed a retirement
and eating M&M's that he got hooked on while working with
me. I want to give Paul Thompson a big heart felt thanks for
being with my family and me when Midnite got his last ride
in the patrol car on 8/6/02. Midnite, you will be missed and
you are special. Keep Jake, Bill, Basco, Arco, Kai, and Kemo
and all the other K-9's company up there.
Gary
White
Raytown, Missouri Police Department
Gary White, President
Missouri Police K-9 Association
7612
Elm St. Raytown, MO 64138
KNITRO (Knitro Von Hohenhuffles)
Rottweiller
Began duty: 4/15/94
Handler: Officer G. White
Duties: Patrol & Drug Detection
KILO (Rasty La Grua CS)
Born: 2/17/95 in Czechoslovakia (GSD)
Began duty: 6/1/98
Handler: Officer G. White
Patrol & Drug Detection |
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Memorials
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