In Loving Memory of our
BELLA
December - 12/12/12
Bella is on the right....(Leesy is on the left)
We rescued her Bella @ the Cape May County
shelter for our son, once we had her in the car... I couldn't part with her.
She was just SOOOOO Special and loved our Leesy. She died of cancer... suddenly
had 3 big tumors. We didn't let her suffer.... WE had her for 6 short years of love.
We miss her terribly....
Bob & Lulu & Leesy
UPDATE: p.s. We rescued "EVE" an English Pointer mix of 18 months,
She arrived in NJ
100 miles north of us originally came with a Georgia dog tag.
She was relayed by truckers to NJ. She's a WHIP! and keeping Leesy very busy.
I suddenly am hiding items on top of dressers, etc. She loves to chew... She's insecure and scared....
example, TV remotes, shoes, etc. She is getting better .. but needs to be watched.
She gets bored.. Hope she outgrows that 'habit.' But... she's a KEEPER!
Gives lotsa kisses, here's hope she goes on point bird hunting...
and not chasing the bird. (poor birds)...
(lulu Krause)
update: she's right at home here now.. and you'd think she was born to be with us.
We all LOVE her....if you ever want a dog, think RESCUE ... you will never regret it.
she stopped chewing and gives lotsa kisses......
In Loving Memory of
K9 BACH
December 11, 2012
Handler: Officer Manny Espinoza
Alton Police Department
1700 E Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
Canine Officer Dies
The Alton Police Department is mourning the death of a member of it's family. Alton Police Canine Bach apparently suffered
a rupture to a previously undiagnosed tumor on his spleen over the weekend. Bach had been with his handler, Alton Police
K-9 Officer Manny Espinoza, for approximately 10 years. Exploratory surgery revealed several tumors on several organs,
and he had to be put down. Captain Scott Waldrup says over the years, Bach has been very helpful in both drug
searches and the apprehension of uncooperative suspects. Waldrup says the department is now down to two canines,
and they will be looking at the budget to see if they can bring in a replacement. He says police dogs can be quite
expensive. The most the department has ever had at one time was four, allowing for one on each patrol shift.
Officer Espinoza and K-9 Bach
Alton Police Department
Officer Espinoza began his law enforcement career in the spring of 2000, when he hired on with the Alton Police Department.
Since hiring on PFC Espinoza has worked for the patrol division. In 2004, PFC Espinoza met his canine partner, K-9 Bach.
K-9 Bach, is a four year old German Sheppard. K-9 Bach is an import from the Czech Republic and has been a resident
of the United States since January 2004.
PFC Espinoza acquired K-9 Bach March of 2004. PFC Espinoza obtained K-9 Bach after testing many dogs with the
assistance of the Illinois State Police Canine Instructor. PFC Espinoza and K-9 Bach attended the Illinois
State Police Canine Academy, between March 2004 and May 2004, where PFC Espinoza was certified as
a Canine Handler. During the Illinois State Police Canine Academy PFC Espinoza trained K-9 Bach,
who was then certified as a full-service police dog.
PFC Espinoza and K-9 Bach have been working on the street together since the Canine Academy graduation,
May of 2004. Since working patrol, K-9 Bach has made several felony suspect apprehensions and/or has assisted
in the apprehension of criminals because of his presence. Two felony apprehensions earned his handler
"Officer of the Month" awards. K-9 Bach's assistance in other apprehensions earned his handler
several letters of commedations in 2005.
K-9 Bach has located narcotics on several occasions, which otherwise
might have been missed by officers.
K-9 Bach has also been used to assist the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Metropolitan Enforcement
Group of Southwestern Illinois (M.E.G.S.I.), and the Illinois Parole and Probation Division, in "drug" sweeps,
serving of felony warrants and parole compliance checks. K-9 Bach has located evidence on several crime
scenes, including firearms in several cases. K-9 Bach has also earned his handler several letters of
commendations after locating key evidence to several cases.
PFC Espinoza and K-9 Bach make up one of two Full Service Patrol K-9 Teams for the Alton Police Department.
The Alton Police Department also has an explosive detection dog.
In Loving Memory of
K9 BAK
December 2012
Handler: Officer Mike Lafave
Grand Rapids Police Department
Michigan
The Grand Rapids Police Department has lost it’s longest serving, and most successful, police dog. K-9 Bak succumbed to
a fast-moving cancer of the spleen. He was 9 ½ years old. Bak served the department over eight years and recently
retired in September, according to a police press release. The dog was handled by Officer Mike Lafave and tracked
suspects anywhere. In one incident, a suspect wanted on a felony warrant ran from officers and climbed underground
in a drain pipe access. Based upon K-9 Bak’s indication that the suspect was underground, excavating equipment
had to be brought in to bring the suspect up.
Officers say K-9 Bak was an extraordinary tracking dog. Nationally, police dogs are successful about 3-5% of
the time they try to locate a suspect on a track. Despite working almost exclusively in an urban environment.
K-9 Bak was successful on 36% of his tracks. K-9 Bak had 130 successful tracks during his tenure at GRPD.
K-9 Bak was brought to Grand Rapids in 2004. Donations from Meijer’s, Milkbone, and the Grand Rapids Police
Canine Unit Foundation assisted with his purchase. He was trained, along with two other dogs, by
Officer Lafave and other members of the GRPD K-9 Unit.
The department says training the dogs in-house saved a significant amount of money and produced excellent results.
GRPD says K-9 Bak was loved by many in the community. During an elementary school presentation, students noticed
that K-9 Bak wasn’t wearing a badge and asked why. Officer Lafave explained that the department did not
provide them to the dogs. Unbeknownst to Officer Lafave, the children brought the issue up to their parents.
This resulted in a school wide effort to raise money for a badge. The students had raised $100 for a K-9 badge.
The students came down to the police department and surprised Officer Lafave, along with K-9 Bak, with the
hard-earned badge. Officer Lafave described this as one of his favorite moments with K-9 Bak. Officers say
K-9 Bak wore his badge with pride as he helped arrest some of the most violent criminals in town. The badge
always provided a visible reminder of who K-9 Bak was working to protect. K-9 Bak also helped return
Officer Lafave and the officers on Patrol Unit One home safely each night during his eight years at
the department. K-9 Bak lived at home with Officer Lafave and his family. He was loved at home and was
an integral part of the daily family life.
During his GRPD Career, K-9 Bak went on 1,277 calls. He tracked, searched for drugs, and cleared buildings
for hidden suspects, among other tasks. He was responsible for the arrest of 149 suspects.
K-9 Bak will be buried in a private ceremony at Noah’s Gardens, 2727 Orange Ave SE.
His final resting place is alongside several other GRPD dogs in the “Valley of Heroes.”
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 BECKY
November 19, 2012
Handler: Officer Matt Hansen
Iowa City Police Dept.
410 E Washington St.
Iowa City, IA
Iowa City police K9 dies unexpectedly during training
The Dutch Shepard contracted a fatal case of bloat
K9 Becky died Monday.
The Iowa City Police Department’s 5-year-old K9 Becky died Monday of a severe case of bloat, a gastric condition in
which the stomach swells with gas and fluid. The Dutch Shepard joined the department in 2009 and had been partnered
until recently with Officer Matt Hansen. During her time with Hansen, Becky helped in numerous narcotics seizures and
apprehensions of criminal suspects, according to an Iowa City news release. In 2010, Hansen and Becky helped
the Johnson County and Muscatine County sheriff’s offices track a driver who fled from the scene of a chase.
Becky and the officer tracked the driver for nearly five miles in single digit temperatures before they found him
and arrested him, according to Iowa City police. Hansen left the department in October and Becky was partnered
with Officer Brandon Faulkcon. They were together at Vohne Liche Kennels in Peru, Indiana when Becky
contracted a fatal case of bloat, which the department says is not uncommon in large breeds. The department
intends to find a replacement for Becky in the near future.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 BODI
July 28, 2012
(Need photo)
Montgomery Police Department
Montgomery, AL
The man convicted of robbery and of shooting Montgomery Police K-9 Officer Bodi received a 20-year sentence in
Montgomery County Criminal Court today.
Circuit Court Judge Tracy McCooey sentenced Frank Raven, 20,
to 20 years in prison for first-degree robbery, 20 years
on first-degree criminal mischief, one-year for attempted killing of a police dog and one-year second-degree attempted assault.
Raven will serve the sentences at the same time. He pleaded guilty to the charges last month.
“I am glad he accepted responsibility for what he did,” Montgomery Deputy District Attorney Scott Green said, following
the hearing. “I am glad he got what he deserved.”
He said this was wasn’t a typical case for the Montgomery Police Department. They didn’t see Bodi as just a dog.
“The human handler today said he was his partner for five years,” Green said.
Also, he said don’t forget that in the robbery a woman had a gun held in her face.
Raven did apologize for his actions in open court.
According to previous Al.com reports, Raven exchanged fire with police minutes after committing armed robbery
on Dec. 14, 2012 at a title loan business in the 3100 block of Atlanta Highway.
K-9 Officer Bodi, an 11-year-old German shepherd, was attempting to apprehend the suspect when he was shot
multiple times. Bodi, pronounced “body,” engaged with Raven and did not retreat even when shot.
Bodi recovered, though he was blind in one eye, and was retired from service.
Sadly, though, Bodi died after a sudden illness on July 28.
Handler, Cpl. C.E. Tucker, by naming them Officers of the Year for 2011. Bodi also received a Purple Heart.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 BUCK
October 18, 2012
Handler: Officer Randy Van Dusen
Sacramento Police Department
ad 5770 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95822
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Retired Sacramento K9 dies of cancer
A beloved Sacramento police dog who retired in 2011 died Thursday, after being diagnosed with cancer just a few days ago.
K9 Buck, a 10-year-old German Shepherd, spent his final days with his canine colleagues on the force and his handler,
Sacramento Police Officer Randy Van Dusen.
As a patrol dog, K9 Buck was assigned to the SWAT division, where he helped serve warrants and performed high-risk
searches for dangerous suspects, according to the Sacramento Police Canine Association.
He was credited with locating and helping in the arrests and surrender of hundreds of Sacramento's most
dangerous criminals, the association said.
"Buck also had the pleasure of taking part in hundreds of school and citizen demonstrations
and had thousands of belly rubs from people who loved him," an association statement said.
In 2009, K9 Buck was voted Top Dog in a competition for police dogs in the Sacramento region.
K9 Buck was born in the Netherlands on Jan. 1, 2002. He certified with Van Dusen as a police K9 for
Sacramento Police Department in 2004.
He retired in April 2011, when K9 Bodie took over his duties with Van Dusen.
On Sunday, some slight swelling was noticed in Buck's abdomen, and an ultrasound showed cancer
had spread throughout his body. He spent his last days with Van Dusen and his family as well as
K9s Bodie and Bandit, who stayed by his side until the end, said the statement. He died of a tumor in his spleen.
Read more here:
http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/10/retired-sacramento-k9-dies-of-cancer.html#storylink=cpy
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 BO
September 5, 2012
Handler: Officer Andy Fairbanks
Frederick Police Dept.
333 5th St.
Frederick, CO 800530
Frederick police dog, Bo, dies of cancer after nine-year career
Bo, a longtime Frederick police dog who was about to be retired, died Thursday from cancer. The 10-year-old
dog had been declared fit for duty in January after surgery to remove a plate from his right rear leg.
The plate had been put in to correct a training injury. According to the Frederick Police Department,
Bo was in the process of being retired when a CT scan to diagnose the cause of his back pain revealed kidney,
lung and brain cancer. Bo served as a K9 for nine years, mostly for the Hall County Sheriff's
Office in Nebraska. He spent the last three years in Frederick, partnered with Officer Andy Fairbanks.
Over a nine-year career, he was reported to have been deployed 700 times, apprehended 18 suspects,
and seized over $30,000 in drug money, over 1,000 pounds of narcotics, and several handguns.
Fairbanks had begun to train a new dog, Buran, several weeks ago, according to the town. Buran will take
over the K9 demonstrations at Miners Day this Saturday. “Bo was a member of this family and we are
all saddened by his passing,” Frederick Police Chief Gary Barbour said in a statement. “He loved to
work so much and we are glad he got the chance to have such a long and impressive career.
We will always remember his contributions in making Frederick a safer place.”
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 BENNO
September 7, 2012
Handler: Chris Marlow
Bellefontaine Police Department
135 North Detroit Street
Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311-1479
Bellefontaine police K9 dies
The Bellefontaine Police Department is mourning the death of
one of their K9 officers that died Friday.
K9 Benno died at the home of his handler of a stomach illness, Chief Brandon K. Standley said.
A K9 officer in the city’s police department for more than 7 years,
Benno was used in both drug and search operations.
A public memorial service is being planned for Benno.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 BUCK
August 29, 2012
Handler: Chief Deputy Dan Fank
Worth County Sheriff's Office
1000 Central Avenue
Northwood, IA 50459
In Loving Memory of
K9 BANDIT
August 26, 2012
Handler: Officer Robert Hart
Abington Police Department
1166 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001
K9 Bandit has died from vehicle crash chasing bank robber
Montgomery Twp. Officer Robert Hart demonstrates use of police dogs with Abington Police Dog Bandit in 2006.
A Philadelphia man waived his preliminary hearing on bank robbery charges Tuesday and might soon face
federal charges. Aaron K. M. Thomas, 47, of the 100 block of North 54th Street, returned to
Montgomery County prison after the court appearance Tuesday morning. Thomas is charged in Montgomery County
with robbery and related offenses in connection with the Aug. 10 holdup. He is being held on $500,000 bail.
Deputy Police Chief John Livingood said a police K-9, Bandit, was euthanized Monday night as a result of
injuries sustained in a crash with Thomas’ vehicle during his attempted getaway.
Thomas walked into the PNC Bank at 123 Old York Road about 11:15 a.m. that Friday,
and police said a teller immediately felt something wasn't right and pressed
an alarm before Thomas even got to the counter. When he did, Thomas tossed a black plastic bag
on the counter and said, “fill the bag — 100s and 50s,” according
to court records. Thomas then fled with more than $5,000, according to court records.
He was seen leaving in a dark-colored Range Rover and proceeded to lead
officers on a car chase into Philadelphia, police said.
Twice he allegedly struck police vehicles; the first time an Abington car containing an officer
and his K-9 partner, Bandit, at Roosevelt Boulevard at Broad Street,
and later another Abington vehicle, an uninvolved vehicle and a light pole at Oxford Avenue and
17th Street. He attempted to run away but was arrested, police said.
While Thomas has not been charged federally, the FBI normally investigates bank robbery cases
because robbing a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve is a
federal crime. FBI agents were in the court at the time of the hearing, and Thomas’ attorney advised
him not to speak with the FBI without him present. In 1934, bank robbery became a federal crime
after a series of notorious robbery sprees, including those of John Dillinger's gang and
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In
Loving
Memory
of
K9
BOSKO
July
16,
2012
Handler:
Matt
Nemes
Ewing
Police
Department
2 Jake
Garzio
Drive
Ewing,
NJ 08628
WEBSITE
-
http://www.ewingpolice.com/index.htm
In
January
2006,
Ptl.
Nemes
transferred
to the
Ewing
Police
Department
and
assigned
to the
Patrol
Bureau.
In 2007, Buddy retired as a Police K-9 and Ptl. Nemes was partnered with
another
German
Shepherd
named "Bosco".
Bosco
was
sixteen
(16)
months
old and
was from
Czechoslovakia.
Ptl.
Nemes
Attended
the
Atlantic
City
Police
K-9
Academy
and was
an
assistant
trainer.
He then
attended
the
Trenton
Police
K-9
Academy
and
became a
certified
Police
K-9
Trainer.
Bosco also attended and was certified in patrol and tracking. The next
year Ptl.
Nemes
and Bosco attended the New Jersey State Police K-9 Academy and was
trained
then
certified
in drug
detection.
Ptl.
Nemes
and
Bosco
have
trained
in many
different
environments
such as
on
trains,
planes,
airports,
and ferry boats. They have trained at Ellis Island around and in the
Statue
of
Liberty.
They
have
also
conducted drug searches with the Ewing Police Gang Suppression Unit and
the
Mercer
County
Special
Investigations
Unit.
In
Bosco's
first
year he
had
found
over six (6) kilos of cocaine and over a million dollars in drug money.
submitted
by Jim
Cortina,
Dir.
CPWDA
In Loving Memory
of
K9 BODI
July 28, 2012
Handler:
Handler:
Cpl. C. E.
Tucker
Montgomery
Police
Department
City
of
Montgomery
103 North Perry St. | Montgomery, AL 36104
K9
Officer
wounded
in
2011
manhunt
dies
suddenly
The
Montgomery
Police
K9
who
worked
his
way
into
the
hearts
of
many
after
he
sustained
multiple
gunshot
wounds while defending his handler from a robbery suspect back in 2011,
passed
away
suddenly
on
Saturday.
The
Montgomery
Police
Department
says
police
K9 Bodi
faced
several
health
concerns
due to
aging
following
retirement.
Bodi
became
ill late
Saturday
afternoon
- he was
transported
to the
Taylor
Crossing
Animal
Hospital
where he
later
died.
Bodi, an
11-year-old
German
Shepherd,
was honorably retried from MPD service in January while recovering from
injuries
sustained
while
in the
line of
duty.
Bodi
made
headlines
after
being
shot
multiple
times,
including
in the
face,
while protecting his handler during the December 2011 pursuit of an armed
robbery
suspect.
Bodi and
his
handler
tracked
the
suspect
into a
nearby
neighborhood
where he
was
hiding
in
a
storage
building
behind a
residence.
Bodi was
shot
while
trying
to
apprehend
the
suspect
who attempted to flee. As a result from injuries sustained during that
incident,
Bodi
lost one
eye and
was
partially blinded in the other. He did recover from those injuries and
enjoyed
life
after
retirement
at home
with his
handler
and his
family.
Bodi
continued
to serve
MPD with
occasional
visits
to
local
elementary
schools.
Montgomery
Police
Chief
Kevin
Murphy
expressed
his
gratitude
to the
Montgomery community for its outpouring of support for Bodi and the staff
at
Taylor
Crossing.
MPD is
making
plans
for a
private
burial.
submitted
by Jim
Cortina,
Dir.
CPWDA
In Loving Memory
of
MWD BETTY H081
Osan Air Base -
South Korea
June 25, 2012
An active
military working
dog suddenly
died today. MWD
Betty H081 died
at Osan Air
Base, South
Korea.
Although she
came into the
medical staff
with cardiac
arrest they
believe she
might have died
from cancer.
submitted
by Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 BOSSK
January 25, 2012
Handler: Dep. Kent Wimberley
WCSO
Oregon Police Canine
Association
PO Box 669,
Oregon City, OR 97045
On January 25, 2012, Dep.
Kent Wimberley and the WCSO
had to say goodbye to patrol
service dog, Bossk.
He was a
10-year old male German
Shepherd put to sleep after
a sudden illness.
Bossk
joined the Sheriff's Office
in January 2005 and retired
from patrol work in August
2008,
having spent the
remainder of his life with
the Wimberley family. Bossk
was a true partner who never
complained,
never backed
down, and was always there
when needed. During his
tenure, he caught 52 bad
guys yet captured
the hearts
of many more. He will be
sorely missed.
submitted by Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving
Memory of
K9 BOZ
April 17, 2012
Handler:
Deputy Scott
Zimmerman
Columbia County Sheriff’s
Department “GA”
2273 County
Camp Road
P. O. Box 310
Appling, GA 30802
WEBSITE -
http://www.columbiacountyga.gov/index.aspx?page=2387
Columbia
County sheriff's canine
officer dies
Sgt. Boz,
practices a bail-out. He
died after spending six
years as a canine officer in
Columbia County.
Columbia County Sheriff's
Office canine Sgt. Boz, had
been with the office nearly
six years when he died from
bloat.
After six years with the
Columbia County Sheriff's
office Canine Unit, Boz
died. Deputy Scott Zimmerman
had worked
with Boz, who was one of six
dogs in the unit.
Columbia County sheriff's
Deputy Scott Zimmerman had
worked with Boz since the
dog joined the Canine
Unit in October 2006. Boz
died early Tuesday.
It will be strange for
Columbia County sheriff’s
Deputy Scott Zimmerman to go
to work without his trusted
partner, canine officer Boz,
after nearly six years
together. Boz, an 8-year-old
Belgian Malinois, died from
bloat early last month while
in his kennel at Zimmerman’s
home. Bloat is a sudden and
often fatal build-up of gas
in the stomach. “That’s
going to be tough,”
Zimmerman said. “I spent
more time with him than I
did anybody else, wife and
kid combined.”
Zimmerman had been Boz’s
handler since the dog joined
the sheriff’s office Canine
Unit in October 2006. He had
always expected that Boz
would die after his
retirement or in the line of
duty, not in the safety of
his kennel. Boz, more
formally known as Sgt. Bas,
was one of six dogs in the
unit. He was trained to
detect narcotics; clear
buildings; perform searches
and vehicle extractions;
track; and protect his human
partner. As a tracker, Boz
used his sensitive nose to
follow the scent of suspects
of a crime, or to find lost
people or items used as
evidence.
In 2011, Boz
found the gun used in the
fatal shooting of
14-year-old Alana Calahan
inside her Harlem home.
After investigators spent
hours looking for the
weapon, Boz took Zimmerman
to the 9 mm handgun buried
under pine straw in the
woods. Alana’s 14-year-old
neighbor was
convicted." Their ability to
track is extremely valuable
to us,” Sheriff Clay Whittle
said, adding that when not
working, Boz was as lovable
as a house pet. Teams like
Boz and Zimmerman are on
duty 24 hours a day to help
deputies on the street.
They are often called to
traffic stops, many on
Interstate 20, where drugs
are suspected. “(Boz) is
going to be missed; there’s
no doubt about that,”
Whittle said. Zimmerman said
Boz was a high-energy dog
who loved to work. After
training exercises, then
responding to a call for an
extended track in deep
woods, Zimmerman said, he
and his exhausted partner
once headed to what would be
one of his favorite calls
with Boz. Armed robbers ran
away from a convenience
store near I-20. The
trackers found a foot print,
a starting point to track.
Boz led deputies to the
doorstep of the robbers, who
were smoking marijuana. “Lo
and behold, there’s the
clothes they wore, the masks
they had, the bag they made
the clerk put the money in,
as well as (rolls of
coins),” Zimmerman said. “We
had nothing to go on at that
point, and he ended up
solving that one right off
the bat.” Zimmerman took Boz
to work daily and on special
assignments, where the dog
was always popular." He was a
real sociable dog,”
Zimmerman said. “He wasn’t a
man-eater or anything. He was
kind of like a mascot, if
you will.
He was real social and loved
to be petted.” When Boz
wasn’t working, he was a
family pet. “He was a member
of the family, no doubt,”
Zimmerman said, adding that
Boz’s death is hard on his
wife and that he’s still
trying to figure out how to
explain it to his 2-year-old
son. Zimmerman had Boz
cremated Wednesday and
hasn’t yet decided what
he’ll do with the ashes.
Whittle said he plans to
purchase and train Boz’s
replacement with money the
dogs helped obtain from the
search and seizure of drugs
and money.
submitted by Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
