In Loving
Memory of
K9 TTROY (MWD)
June 10,
2015
Handler:
U.S. Marine
Cpl. Derrick
Magee
2nd
Battalion
Vineland, New
Jersey
K9 partner of Vineland Marine dies at age 11
Cpl. Derrick Magee, 21, dog handler with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, from Vineland, and his dog,
TTroy, rest during a patrol break in Afghanistan.
K9
TTroy,
who
served
side-by-side
with
U.S.
Marine
Cpl.
Derrick
Magee
on
the
Afghanistan
front
line,
has
died.
He
was
11.
After his body was found unresponsive on Wednesday, TTroy was wrapped in
an
American
flag.
His
body
was
given
a
police
escort by Derrick Magee's brother, Vineland K9 Officer Robert Magee, to
the
Cumberland
County
Society
for
the
Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, which arranged a cremation for TTroy that took place
on
Monday.
TTroy
was
bred
at Lackland
Air
Force
Base,
located
in
San
Antonio,
Texas.
The
double
consonant
first
name
signifies
that
both
TTroy's
parents
were
working military dogs.
TTroy,
an
explosion
detection
dog,
served
with
Magee
for
a
nine-month
deployment.
When
Magee
separated
from
the
Marines
in
the
September
2012,
TTroy
remained
in
service
until
his
retirement
in
April
2014.
With
TTroy's
future
uncertain,
Magee
flew
out
to
California
to
bring
his
partner
home
to
Vineland
to
enjoy
some
much
earned
R
and
R —
rest
and rawhide. It didn't take the russet-colored Belgian Malinois long to
adjust
to
his
new
civilian
role
as a
family
pet.
When
Magee,
now
a
Vineland
Police
officer,
moved
out,
TTroy
remained
with
his
"grandfather,"
retired
Vineland
K9 Officer John Magee, who admittedly spoiled the canine veteran.
On
Wednesday,
John
Magee,
now
a Vineland High
School
security
guard,
came
home
from
work,
and
TTroy,
was
in the living room. Magee recalled hearing the screen door open and close
but
thought
that
was
his
daughter,
Courtney
Magee.
About
20
minutes
later,
his
daughter
came
downstairs
and
asked
where
TTroy
was
and
that's
when
Magee
realized
the
dog
was
missing.
TTroy
never
left
the
house
on
his
own.
"No,
never,"
Magee
said.
A
search
ensued.
Magee
rode
around
the
neighborhood
in
his
car.
Courtney
Magee
found TTroy
lying
under
a
bush
across
the
street
from
his
home.
The
cause
of
death
remains
of
mystery.
"He
wasn't
hit
by a
car,"
Magee
said.
"There
was
no
blood,
no
broken
bones."
TTroy
must
have
known
his
time
had
come
and
opted
to
face
it
on
his
own
terms.
"He
did
it
like
a
Marine,
in
the
dirt
and
shade,"
Magee
said.
"He
was
perfectly
fine,"
Derrick
Magee
told
The
Daily
Journal
on
Monday,
noting TTroy
didn't
have
any
health
issues,
other
than
being
a
bit
overweight.
"They
say
they
don't
like
to
die
at
home
— he
didn't
want
to
do
that
to
the
family."
Magee
was
pleased
he
was
able
let
his
partner
enjoy
some
of
life's
pleasures,
even
if
for
a
short
time,
with
a
family
that
truly
loved
him.
"He
had
it
all,"
Derrick
Magee
said.
submitted
by
Jim
Cortina,
Dir.
CPWDA
In Loving
Memory of
K9 TICO
June 4, 2015
Handler:
?
Edinburg
Police
Department
1702 S.
Closner
Blvd.
Edinburg, TX
Ph: 956
383.7411
78541
Edinburg K-9
Officer Dies
He served
almost 10
years with
Edinburg PD
Edinburg
Canine
Officer
Tico
died on
June 4.
Police
officers
will
gather
June 10
to say
goodbye
to their
fellow
officer.
He
joined
the
Edinburg
Police
Department
when he
was 3
years
old.
Tico was
trained in
narcotics
and patrol.
He
specialized
in
detaining,
tracking and
building
search. Tico
retired
in Nov. 2012
after almost
10 years of
service, due
to
increasing
hip
problems,
which
affected his
spine.
He was
euthanized
after he was
unable to
walk.
Memorial
services
will take
place at 9
a.m. at the
Memorial
Funeral Home
in Edinburg.
Tico would
have turned
15 years old
next month.
submitted
by: Jim
Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving
Memory of
K9 TRUCK
June 7, 2015
Handler:
Officer Joshua
Rhodes
Rexburg
Police Department
25 E Main
St.
Rexburg, ID
83440
Rexburg
Police mourn loss of
K9 dog
A veteran K9 dog
serving in the Rexburg
Police Department for
eight years died Sunday
night. Truck, a yellow
lab, was trained
in drug detection and
helped solve numerous
crimes over the years.
The dog began working
with Sgt. Gary Hagen as
a young
pup and in 2012 he was reassigned to serve with Officer Joshua Rhodes.
“Truck was an awesome
dog,” Rhodes said.
“He would have made a great house pet. He was very nice, but did his job
well.” Truck had been
suffering with
arthritis and had
recently contracted
heart worm.
Veterinarians decided it
was time to put Truck to
sleep and
this week all RPD
officers are mourning
their loss. "It's a
really tough thing,”
Rhodes said. “They
become part of the
family and he will be
missed.”
submitted by Jim
Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 TAJA
2015
Handler: Officer Jamie Burgess
Horsehead Police
Department
202 S Main St
Horseheads, NY 14845
Horseheads Police Mourn
Loss of K-9 Dog
The Horseheads Police Department
has lost a beloved member of its
team, its K-9 dog Taja. Taja was
a six-year-old
German Shepherd with the department's K-9 unit since June of 2011. Taja's
partner, officer Jamie Burgess,
says she was a very community
oriented dog and loved to see people and children at village events.
In September of 2014, Taja and
officer Burgess stopped a
burglary in progress at a gun
store. Taja spent her last day
at work
interacting with cheerleaders that came to visit the police department.
Officer Burgess and K-9 Aron
were certified by New York State
Department of Criminal Justice
Services as a duel purpose K-9
team. K-9 Aron is certified as a
Patrol/tracking K-9 and an
advanced Narcotics K-9. Officer
Burgess and Aron trained with
the Yates County K-9 training
group twice a month to keep all
certifications current. They
have been successful in the
apprehension of numerous
suspects, the seizure of drugs,
vehicles, and cash. Officer
Burgess and Aron have also
assisted surrounding agencies
when needed. They have been an
important part of our “Community
Policing” philosophy by
conducting several presentations
throughout the year to numerous
community groups, elementary and
pre-schools to name a few.
submitted by Jim Cortina,
Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
MWD K9 TESS
April 4, 2015
Handler: Al Dodds
Canine and Military Working Dog World
USA
Lost Amazing K9
The K-9
and MWD world lost an amazing GSHEP soul
Saturday – K-9 and MWD Tess – a Human
remains Detection (HRD) dog.
Her work took her into 8 countries including
Iraq where she brought back the bodies of
American soldiers so they could
be buried with Honor on USA soil. She
brought closure to many families in pain.
Small in Body, but big in heart
and performance; she did her job so well in
Iraq that an Iraqie ‘general’ offered a
bounty on her - 170K USA dollars
in cash to anyone that brought him her ears. He failed in his offer as no
one took him up on it.
Her handler, Al Dodds, a Vietnam veteran
and (Sentry) dog handler. Both he and Tess
brought stories and play time to
the soldiers in Iraq in between her work.
The soldiers said Tess reminded them of
‘home’ when they got to play with
her as they don’t often interact with the
EDD’s assigned to one handler. Al’s wife, Sandie, presents programs in local
schools for children on the work of these
hero dogs. Thank you, Tess, for your
service and to the Dodd's family
and for giving me the privilege of knowing her. Her 12 years of life was
dedicated to this important work and her
life
truly mattered. Tess will be forever missed, always loved, and never
forgotten. What a good girl you were and
are.
May you now rest and play in peace. A true American hero. End of Duty
4.4.15.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 TITUS
January 22, 2015
Handler:
Officer Chris Bireley
Berlin Police Department
10 Williams Street
Berlin, MD 21811
Berlin
police mourn death of retired K-9
Titus, a retired member of the Berlin Police
Department, died Thursday.
The
Berlin Police Department is mourning the loss of Titus, a
veteran K-9, who died Thursday, Jan. 22. Titus, who retired from
the department in June 2012, came to the Berlin Police
Department from Austria. He was the dedicated partner to Senior
Police Officer Chris Bireley. The K-9 joined the Berlin
department in 2003, and spent hundreds of hours training in
patrol, narcotics, and search and rescue. He was certified by
the North American Police Working Dog Association. During his
time on patrol, Titus assisted in the seizure of illegal
narcotics and apprehension of several suspects. He had nearly
350 deployments during his career.
Titus
had lived with Bireley and his family since his retirement.
Arnold R. Downing, chief of the Berlin Police Department, said
Titus' friendly disposition made him a frequent and popular
fixture in the community, visiting with small children in the
Berlin Head Start program, in after-school and various summer
programs, and at community events. Downing said the dog's love
of his job was evident, whether he was assisting in the seizure
of drugs at the side of the road or visiting with small
children. Officers in the Berlin department will wear black
mourning shrouds over their badges for the remainder of the
month, in honor of Titus, Downing said. The department has
received calls expressing sympathy from other K-9 agencies and
handlers. "They are a close-knit group," Downing said. Following
Titus' retirement, Bireley was assigned another K-9, Luke.
submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
In Loving Memory of
K9 TITAN
January 9, 2015
Handler: Deputy Richard Peebles
Boulder County Sheriff's Office
5600 Flatiron Pkwy.
Boulder, CO
Boulder County
Sheriff's Office mourns passing of K9 Titan
Simon
Shockey gets his picture with Titan and his handler Boulder County
Sheriff's Deputy Richard Peebles
at the Dog Daze of Summer Event at the Boulder History Museum in 2011.
Titan passed away last week.
The Boulder
County Sheriff's Office is mourning the passing last week of K9
Titan, who served for seven years with law enforcement. Titan died
on Jan. 9 from a brain tumor. Titan was donated to the Boulder County
Sheriff's Office in March 2007 and started active duty in May of
that year. Along with his partner, Deputy Richard Peebles, Titan was
deployed 631 times in his seven years of service. During that time,
Titan was credited with the seizure of more than $30,000 in cash and
several successful tracks, including a stabbing suspect, an
attempted murder suspect and a person who assaulted a patrol deputy.
Titan also located the human remains of a person who had been
missing for nearly three years. Titan also made numerous visits to
schools and retirement homes.
Titan was forced to retire in August
due to a brain tumor. submitted by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
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