In
Loving
Memory
of
K9
FALCO
December
8,
2014
Handler: Deputy Daron Rhoads
Butler County Sheriff's Office
705 Hanover Street
Hamilton, Ohio 45011
K-9 'Falco' remembered fondly by Butler County police
Faced with a decision most dog owners encounter at some point, the Butler County Sheriff's Office elected to euthanize its trusted canine companion on Monday. K-9 Deputy "Falco," a veteran of the Butler County Sheriff's Office for almost seven years, was euthanized Monday. Falco had been living in pain due to a host of medical issues including spine problems. Repeated efforts to help the dog live pain-free were made, according to a news release, but the problems persisted and police made the decision to retire the dog from service. An 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, Falco served with his handler, Deputy Daron Rhoads, at the
Butler County Sheriff's Office.
The dog is credited with "assisting in several felony arrests and successful drug discoveries during his career," according to the news release. Rhoads is certain Falco saved his life more times than he probably realized. "In fact, I believe Falco may have saved my life numerous times and I didn't even realize it," Rhoads said in the release. "He had a kind disposition with a strong presence and never had to put his teeth on anyone. "I gave two chances to comply, and with Falco there, that's all it took." Falco was trained in tracking, apprehension and narcotics detection. Submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In
Loving
Memory
of
K9
FRIDO
May
13,
2002
-
December
3,
2014
Handler:
Lt.
Stephen
Bellos
Waterford
Police
Department
41
Avery
Lane
Waterford,
CT
06385
Retired
Police
K9
deceased
It is with sadness that the Waterford Police Department announces the passing of retired police K9 Frido. K9 Frido served the Waterford Police Department faithfully for five years, recording numerous drug finds, and tracked many people, both missing persons and criminals. He also participated in many building searches for burglaries and searches at schools and other structures. The best part about Frido was that when he was at work, he was a great hard working Police K9. When he left work, or had downtime. He was
goofy and loveable, and very approachable by people, especially kids. His favorite after hours activity was playing fetch. You will
tire out well before he would! We will miss him, and extend our condolences to his handler, Lieutenant Stephen Bellos and his family, along with the family that Frido retired to. submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory
of
K9
FOSTER
September 11,
2014
Handler:
Officer Dave
Landretti
Wausau
Police
Department
515
Grand Ave.
Wausau,
WI 54403
K-9 dog Foster
dies
A Wausau Police
Department K-9
dog died
Thursday.
With deep
sadness, we
report our K9
Foster passed
away last night.
” Foster started
with Wausau
Police Officer
Dave Landretti
in 2005. He
found drugs on a
traffic stop a
few days ago.
submitted by
Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 FARRO
July 4, 2005
-
July 19, 2014
Handler: Officer
Jeremy Stines
Jackson Police
Department
234 Institute Street
Jackson, TN 38301
Police dog, Farro,
passes away
Officer Jeremy
Stines talks to Farro in
this July 2013 file photo
during K9 Unit training.
After being diagnosed with
cancer around Memorial Day
weekend, Jackson police canine,
Farro, passed away. Farro, 9,
was a German Shepherd from the Czech Republic who served the city with K9
Officer Jeremy Stines for six
years.
Farro was the department's first dual purpose dog who helped in drug
detection and criminal
apprehensions.
He located and apprehended at
least 50 violent criminals and
located more than 300 pounds of
assorted illegal
drugs throughout his career.
Farro also helped in property
seizures totaling in more than
half a million dollars. Officer
Stines and Farro had
a close relationship at work and
home. Stines told The Jackson
Sun in a July 2013 story about
the K9 Unit
that Farro was his partner at
home and at work and was with
him as a companion and
protector. When Farro
wasn't working, he went home
with Stines and played with his
two children and Stines' other
dog, a pit bull
named Lexie. Stines said Farro
was a great dog to the
department and his family and
will be missed,
but never forgotten. End of Watch July 19, 2014.
MORE:
JPD memorializes police dog
who died of cancer
K9 ‘Farro’
of the Jackson, TN
Police Department.
Farro lost his
battle to cancer
A Jackson police dog
who fell victim to
cancer was
memorialized
Wednesday afternoon
by the Jackson
Police Department.
Farro,
a 9-year-old German Shepherd, died of cancer in July. He was the partner
of K9 Officer Jeremy
Stines and had
served
with the city for
six years. Farro was
the department's
first dual purpose
(drug
detection/criminal
apprehension) dog
and was responsible
for locating and
apprehending at
least 50 violent
criminals, many of
whom may not have
been
otherwise caught.
During his career,
Farro located more
than 300 lbs. of
assorted illegal
drugs and also was
instrumental
in monetary and property seizures totaling over half a million dollars.
Though he appeared
intimidating due to
his
large size, Farro
was a friendly dog
when not helping to
apprehend criminals,
according to the
Jackson Police Department.
Farro was born on
July 4, 2005. He
became ill on
Memorial Day weekend
of this year. His
friendly,
easy-going nature always made Farro and Officer Stines a favorite when
doing public
demonstrations.
Submitted by Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 FIGO
March 12, 2004 - June 15, 2014
(week of June 15th 2014)
Handler: Sergeant Dan Fretz
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
125 N Cherry St.
Olathe, KS 66061
Deputies mourn the loss of K9
'Figo'
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said
one of their beloved K9s, "Figo," passed
away this week. "Figo" was
born on March 12, 2004, in Budapest,
Hungary. He has been working with
Sergeant Dan Fretz since
September, 2005. Police said "Figo" was
"instrumental in tracking down suspects
and detecting illegal drugs
." It appears "Figo" passed away due to
natural causes, police said. "Figo was a
loyal friend and faithful
partner for over 8 years, he will be dearly missed,". submitted
by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 FANTOM
May 20, 2014
Hong
Kong Canine Training Association
Founder: Cheung Chung-chiu
Victoria Harbour CHINA
There
are now 70 police dogs in the unit and 63 are
Malinois. All three police dogs killed in the past
three months were from the same breed. On April 4,
Fantom
ran away during training and was later found dead.
It had been hit by a car. On May 20,
Dax
went missing when being taken for a stroll along the
North Point waterfront by its handler. The body was
found in
Victoria Harbour three days later. Hong Kong Canine Training Association
founder Cheung Chung-chiu said: "Consecutive
accidents reflect some problem in the dog training program. It is time for
the police to review their system."
submitted
by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
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