In Loving Memory of
K9 EBONY
December 2013
Handler: Cnst. Doug Green
Edmonton Police Service
9620 - 103A Avenue
Edmonton, AB. T5H 0H7
Drug-sniffing dog passes away
Edmonton Police Service School Resource Officer Cnst. Doug Green walks the halls of Harry Ainlay High School
with his 1-year-old drug-sniffing dog Ebony in Edmonton, Alta., on Monday January 10, 2005. The Edmonton
Public School Board has approved the passive drug dog pilot project which allows the use of drug-sniffing dogs
in schools. If a search takes place and drugs are found it's the principal's discretion whether to lodge a
formal complaint to police, either directly or through the School Resource Officer.
Even the kids who got busted by drug-sniffing dog Ebony couldn’t help but love the black lab. The dog that helped
pioneer an anti-drug program at Edmonton’s Harry Ainlay high school ten years ago passed away this month. “People
can never turn away from a cute dog. It really does work,” laughs Ebony’s handler and owner, Doug Green.
“I remember she caught a student with a lot of weed and he said, ‘I have this strange relationship with this
dog. Right now I’m in a lot of trouble because of her, but I love this dog so I can’t be angry.”
The program yielded significant results in its three years, Green says, cutting down drug suspensions
at Harry Ainlay by 60%. Drug searches only made up about 5% of Ebony’s duties, and the rest consisted
of presentations aimed at encouraging kids to stay sober at school, without trying to scare them. Green’s
motto, “Say Know to Drugs,” was a clever shift from the conventional “Say No” mantra. Critics blasted
the program at first, calling it an invasion of privacy, but Green said students were never
prosecuted based on Ebony’s findings.
“It wasn’t about trying to put kids in jail, it was just about making kids smarter and getting them educated and
working towards higher graduation rates,” he said. Green gave presentations at nearly every public and Catholic
school in Edmonton with Ebony before Green’s retirement in late 2006. He said Ebony was the perfect dog for
the job. She could sit for an hour while he talked during presentations and jump right up to give a performance
at the end. Sometimes the pair would give several presentations per day. “She was particularly suited to
working in a school.
She was incredibly patient, and she was really, really gentle and good with kids,” Green said. “She was a
very special dog.” Green bought Ebony from the police department when he retired, and the program faded
away despite the praise it received from both school districts and the similar initiatives it sparked across Alberta.
Green says he found major issues with ecstasy among junior high kids near the end of his tenure, and laments
that the program hasn’t continued. “Lots of kids, and lots of teachers remember the dog as being a catalyst of
change,” he said. “And that’s what you’re always looking for, is finding a better mouse trap, or a better way to
get the message across. Because sometimes if you keep doing the same thing over and over again, people stop listening.”
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 EDO ( MWD )
Handler: Ofc. Tony Penson
Military Expolisve Detector K9
Iraq
MK9 EDO...an explosives detector K9, was serving bravely overseas in Iraq
with his handler, Officer Tony Penson,
He died suddenly after ingesting poison from an unknown source.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In
Loving
Memory
of
K9 ELROY
September
28, 2013
Handler:
Officer
John
Echevarria
San
Bernardino
Police
Department
710
North D
Street
San
Bernardino,
CA.
92401
Police
Department
mourns
longest-serving
canine
San
Bernardino
police lost
their
longest-serving
canine last
weekend.
Elroy, a
Belgian
Malinois,
served with
partner/trainer Officer John Echevarria for eight years, assisting with
searches and
suspect-apprehension.
Elroy was 10 years old. Death came from a sudden-onset condition in which
the dog’s
stomach
flips and
becomes obstructed, causing organ failure. My sympathy to Echevarria and
his family,
who cared
for Elroy
during his
entire eight
years as a
police
canine, and
to the
Police
Department,
for their
loss.
The K-9 unit
will hold a
memorial
service for
Elroy at 3
p.m.
Wednesday,
Oct. 9
in the City
Hall council
chambers.
The
department
acquired
Elroy when
he was
2 years old
through
private
donations,
Police Chief
Rob Handy
told me on Friday. The department has three remaining canines, Handy said:
one
drug-sniffing
dog and
two patrol
canines,
also
acquired
with private
funds. It
will cost
about
$15,000 to
replace
Elroy,
said SBPD Capt. Gwen Waters, who oversees the canine program. If you wish
to donate to
the fund
to replace
him, checks
may be made
out the SBPD
K-9 Fund.
Send to:
San Bernardino Police Department,
710 North D
Street,
San
Bernardino,
CA. 92401.
The
department
didn’t ask
me to
include
this. It
just seemed
like the
right thing
to do,
given that the city is bankrupt, and fighting crime is an essential
service with
which the
dogs help
enormously.
Police
hold
memorial
service
for
K-9
partner
10/10/13
California
San
Bernardino
police
Officer
John
Echevarria
admitted
that
he
didn’t
think
too
much
of
his
new
partner
when
he
met
him
eight
years
ago.
Elroy
was
young,
skinny
and
small
—
not
like
other
officers.
Big
ears,
too.
But
Elroy
quickly
impressed
Echevarria
with
his
fearlessness
and
knack
for
getting
bad
guys
to
surrender,
and
Elroy
soon
earned
a
promotion
to
SWAT
duty.
Echevarria
was
able
to
overlook
Elroy’s
shortcomings,
such
as
his
slobbering,
biting
and
a
tendency
to
shed
all
over
the
patrol
car.
“He’s
the
best
partner
ever
because
he
is
always
willing
to
protect
you,”
Echevarria
said.
And
so
Wednesday,
Oct.
9,
Echevarria
and
other
speakers
fought
back
tears
during
a
memorial
service
for
Elroy
as
they
described
the
loyalty
and
toughness
of
Elroy,
a
police
dog
who
died
Sept.
28
from
a
stomach
ailment.
“To
some,
this
might
seem
like
a
bit
much
for
a
dog,
but
there
are
a
couple
of
things
about
this
situation
and
this
dog
that
brought
us
together
to
pay
our
respects,”
Capt.
Gwendolyn
Waters
said
to
an
audience
of
about
80
people
—
most
of
them
police
officers
—
and
three
police
dogs
in
council
chambers
at
City
Hall.
K-9
handlers
from
Hemet,
Rialto,
Cathedral
City
and
other
agencies
brought
their
dogs
to
pay
their
respects.
Waters
said
that
Elroy,
10,
was
the
city’s
longest-serving
police
dog
at
eight
years.
The
Belgian
Malinois
was
the
first
active
K-9
to
die,
and
this
year
won
a
“Toughest
Dog”
competition
against
much
younger
dogs
from
other
area
agencies.
“Elroy
went
suddenly,
still
at
the
height
of
his
career,
and
that
makes
it
feel
a
little
bit
more
like
an
unexpected
death
in
the
family
to
all
of
us,”
Waters
eulogized.
Police
dogs
are
valuable
because
they
sniff
out
hiding
suspects,
frighten
them
into
surrendering
and
use
their
sense
of
smell
to
find
drugs
and
explosives.
Aside
from
the
absence
of a
grand
venue
and
bagpipes,
the
ceremony
Wednesday
was
similar
to
those
held
in
the
past
three
years
for
fallen
human
police
officers.
Elroy
even
received
a
video
tribute,
and
police
Chaplain
Ray
Miller
offered
comforting
words
to
the
mourners.
“He
has
created
animals
to
be a
blessing
to
mankind,”
Miller
said.
“Some
like
Elroy
are
trained
for
battle
to
protect
us
and
be a
great
partner.”
Echevarria,
35,
is
married
with
four
children.
He
said
he
formed
a
strong
bond
with
Elroy
in
their
eight
years
together
because
he
saw
the
dog
—
which
lived
with
him
—
more
than
his
family.
And
it
is
that
acceptance
by
police
of
K-9s
as
partners
as
members
of
the
police
family
that
made
it
no
surprise
to
other
police-dog
handlers
that
San
Bernardino
would
hold
a
memorial
ceremony.
“Eight
years
—
that’s
a
long
time.
When
something
happens
to
him,
it’s
very
upsetting,”
Corona
police
Officer
Chad
Fountain,
who
has
had
two
K-9
partners
in
seven
years,
said
in a
phone
interview.
“He’s
just
like
another
officer
in
the
department.”
Riverside
police
Officer
Dave
Taylor
said
by
phone
that
he
has
had
five
K-9
partners
in
17
years.
“It’s
one
of
your
family
members.
These
dogs
would
take
a
bullet
for
us.
They
really
make
our
jobs
safe.”
Jim
Watson,
national
secretary
for
the
North
American
Police
Work
Dog
Association
and
a
retired
police
K-9
officer,
said
in a
phone
interview
that
a
K-9
is
“basically
another
officer
except
it’s
a
bit
harrier
and
has
four
legs
and
a
tail.”
At
the
conclusion
of
Wednesday’s
ceremony,
Echevarria
walked
to
the
front
of a
display
of
memorabilia
from
Elroy’s
career
and
delivered
a
slow
salute.
And
then,
the
veteran
officer
cried.
submitted
by Jim
Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 ERON
July
22, 2013
Handler:
Oklahoma
County Sheriff's
Department
201 N Shartel Ave
Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
Retired
Oklahoma County
sheriff's dog dies
An Oklahoma County
Sheriff's Department
bomb detection and
tracking dog died
Monday after
suffering
from hip dysplasia and arthritis. He was 11.
A service was held
at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday
at the Precious Pets Cemetery, Capt. Kelly Marshall said. Viewing is
scheduled at 10 a.m.
Eron joined the Oklahoma County sheriff's staff in January 2004 and
retired in March
2012.
He was trained as a
bomb detection dog
and specialized in
tracking suspects,
Marshall said.
Eron will be buried
with his favorite
toy, a 4-by-4 piece
of wood, Marshall
said.
Precious Pets
Cemetery is at 5510
Spencer Road.
submitted by Jim
Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 EXCALIBUR
May 29, 2013
Handler: Sergeant Neil Raymond
Massachusetts
State Trooper
My last K9 partner, K9
Excalibur, needed to be put down
yesterday, as a result of
illness. He served from
2005 to 2010.
had several notable contributions to the state Police during that tenure.
His last and most significant
was locating
the body of Faiza Malik R.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir.
CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 ENNO
Febraury 8, 2013
Handler: Sergeant Jeff Salstrom
Hoquiam Police
Department
215 10th Street
Hoquiam, WA 98550
Hoquiam K9 Enno Put to Sleep
Hoquiam K9 Enno’s battle with
cancer has ended. Hoquiam Police
Sergeant Jeff Salstrom said that
Friday night,
Enno was put to sleep after days of
declining health. Salstrom said that
“it was time”. Enno’s treatments for
a
rapidly growing
malignant tumor began in October of
last year, a tumor that ended his
career as a police K9.
Able to celebrate his 1oth birthday
in January, Enno had been with
Salstrom as an apprehension and narcotics canine since 2005.
submitted by Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
MORE:
Hoquiam, WA - Police are caring
for a wounded officer, and as
Chief Jeff Myers tells us, they
were hoping to help
K9 Enno (N-OH) retire on a high note this week with school visits, but the
department thought it would be
too hard on
him as he is suffering from a
malignant tumor behind his left
eye. Even though Myers said Enno
still walks over to the
patrol car in the morning and
“wants to go to work”.
Enno's handler, Sergeant
Jeff Salstrom told
fellow officers this
week that he is working
with veterinarians to
make Enno
more comfortable in his
last days. Myers said
this morning After
around eight years of
service as an
apprehension
and narcotics canine, it looks like cancer is going to end ENNO's career
and his life.
Myers said "We are very
sad and this is pretty
sensitive right now. In
fact, his handler (and
daddy),
Sgt. Jeff Salstrom, is
evaluating what we can
do to make ENNO more
comfortable. We have an
appointment
next week to try to
shrink the tumor with a
veterinary specialist,
but the tumor seems to
be growing radically
by the day.
Myers said this morning
"As a commissioned
officer with a badge and
"arrest" powers, this is
very hard on everyone
at HPD. ENNO has been a great dog who was effective but also very
friendly. I think we
received as much
positive
public relations with
ENNO as captures. I know
people on the Harbor
love their animals and
ENNO is deserving of
recognition as any one
else whom has dedicated
their lives to public
safety."
Enno has worked cases
spanning Grays Harbor
and surrounding
counties, including the
shooting of then-
State Patrol Trooper and
now Pacific County
Sheriff Scott Johnson.
submitted by Tracy Klett
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,
“Enno” commenced his
many years of
service to the City
of Hoquiam when he
was selected as a
Police Services Dog
for the Hoquiam
Police Department in
November 2005; and
WHEREAS,
“Enno” was first
partnered with then
Officer Jeff
Salstrom at the
Landheim Canine
Training Center in
Dyer, Indiana for
six weeks of
intensive canine
training; and
WHEREAS,
after returning to
Hoquiam, Officer
Salstrom and “Enno”
spent the next
several months
completing the state
required training
and testing to
successfully achieve
Washington State
Police Canine
Association
Accreditation in
March 2006; and
WHEREAS,
only two days after
certification,
“Enno” made his
first arrest as a
commissioned police
officer by capturing
a burglary suspect
hiding in the Sears
store at the South
Shore Mall; and
WHEREAS,
during “Enno’s”
career, with now
Sergeant Salstrom,
together they made a
total of 57 suspect
captures in a total
of 137 applications-
which included not
only tracking
suspects, but also
locating and
recovering evidence;
and
WHEREAS,
in one such evidence
application, “Enno”
tracked a suspect’s
flight from an armed
robbery to a
discarded ski mask
which was later
linked by DNA to a
suspect who was
subsequently
convicted of the
crime; and
WHEREAS,
as a cross-trained
narcotics detection
canine, “Enno” was
responsible for
locating over three
pounds of
methamphetamine, one
pound of heroin and
his largest single
find of 14 pounds of
marijuana in one
traffic stop; and
WHEREAS,
in addition to the
work on the street,
“Enno” was a regular
guest in schools,
local events and
area canine
demonstrations where
his easy manner and
friendliness was
appreciated by all;
and
WHEREAS,
in October 2012 it
was discovered
“Enno” was stricken
with an inoperable
cancerous tumor
which ended his
career and will
likely end his life;
NOW THEREFORE,
the Mayor
and the City Council
of the City of
Hoquiam, Washington,
do hereby recognize
and honor “Enno” for
his service to the
Citizens of Hoquiam
and gratefully
authorize his
retirement from
service.
Adopted
by the Mayor and
City Council on
January 14, 2013.
In
Loving Memory of
K9 ENZO
2013
Handler: Officer Roger Singleton
South Congaree Police Department
119 West Berry Road
South Congaree, SC
Police
dog dies after battle with cancer
K-9 Officer Enzo died
Thursday at the age of nine.
A
police dog has given up his fight with cancer after serving
in the South Congaree Police Dept. for eight years.
K-9 Officer Enzo died Thursday at the age of nine. South
Congaree Police Chief Jason Amodio says Enzo
faithfully served the community, that he was great at
detecting drugs and great at interacting with children
at schools and churches. "Please keep Enzo's handler, Officer Roger
Singleton, and his family in your
thoughts and prayers during this difficult time in dealing with the loss
of his partner," said Amodio.
The South Congaree Police Dept. is planning a memorial service for the
German Shepherd at a later date.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
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