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K-9's That Died In The Line
Of Duty
Police officers that have lost their K9's in the line of duty and
who would like to have their K9 partner added to the list,
please contact James A. Cortina
( Please include documentation ).
The list below is a list of K-9'S that died while in
service only.
A canine officer and his K9 share good
friendship and become great co-workers with a unique bond of loyalty
that is impossible to describe. When an officer loses his K9 partner it
can be devastating for the officer and his family and
marks
the end of an intense relationship that many say defies description.
This list below is dedicated to these special K9’S, some who have died
protecting their partner or protecting their community. Services for
these fallen K9’S draw leaders, citizens and uniformed handlers. Fire
trucks cross their ladders, bagpipes and taps are played, black ribbons
are worn across badges, wreaths and American flags are displayed…
a fitting farewell for an officer of the law.
This list serves as a tribute to these
special K9’S and also as a reminder to the dangers they face every day
and lastly for their human partners to view these statistics and
increase the safety of coming home together to enjoy another day of
working with each other.
Thank you to all who help
contribute data.
In alphabetical
order by state abbreviations where K9 died.
TOTAL 833
|
2009 |
|
K9 NAME |
LOCATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
|
MARCO |
Forest City, AR |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
VYSTRA |
Florence, AZ |
Unknown |
|
? |
Alameda, CA |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
ADO |
Sacramento, CA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
VIPER |
Orlando, FL |
Struck By Vehicle / Shot, Friendly Fire |
|
OZZWALD |
Sarasota County, FL |
Bloat |
|
DAN |
Cedartown, GA |
Bloat |
|
MILO |
Hogansville, GA |
Unknown |
|
ROY |
Dubuque, IA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
TANK |
Dept. of Natural Resources, IN |
Unknown |
|
DOOGIE |
Olathe, KS |
Natural Causes |
|
RONY |
Saline County, KS |
Pneumonia |
|
BUDDY |
Vanceburg, KY |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
KI |
Pittsfield, MA |
Infection |
|
BOJAR |
Springfield, MA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
GRIZ |
Montgomery County, MD |
Cancer |
|
BARCO |
Asheboro, NC |
Cancer |
|
CHESS |
Kure Beach, NC |
Kidney Failure |
|
URO |
Holloman A.F.Base,(MWD) NM |
Bloat |
|
BOES |
Harrison, NY |
Cancer |
|
NIK |
Conneaut, OH |
Cancer |
|
OMAR |
Geneva, OH |
Natural Causes |
|
BRICO |
Zanesville, OH |
Natural Causes |
|
GRANIT |
Salem, OR |
Bloat |
|
RUDY |
Coatesville, PA |
Cancer |
|
SKOOCH |
Upper Moreland, PA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
SAM |
Dillon, SC |
Unknown |
|
REX |
Yankton, SD |
Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia E |
|
RINGO |
Anderson County, TN |
Kidney Failure |
|
DASH |
Cookeville, TN |
Cancer |
|
DOLLAR |
Smyrna, TN |
Cancer |
|
CITO |
Laredo, TX |
Lung
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
HIKO |
Richland Hills, TX |
Spinal Problems / Euthanized |
|
CLIF |
Wichita, TX |
Surgery / During Root Canal |
|
KEVE |
Quantico, VA (MWD ) |
Surgery |
|
CYRUS |
Duvall, WA |
Cancer / Intestinal |
|
MORGON |
Rice Lake, WI |
Heart Attack |
|
SAMPSON |
Fayette, WV |
Cancer |
|
ROLF |
Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
? |
Nottinghan, UK |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
? |
Nottinghan, UK |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
2008 |
|
K9 NAME |
LOCATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
|
BALOO |
Tempe, AZ |
Fall |
|
KAISER |
Coolidge, AZ |
Heart Attack |
|
STRIKER |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
HAWK |
Alameda, CA ( MWD ) USCG |
Disk Problem / Euthanized |
|
REXX |
California Highway Patrol |
Cancer |
|
TOKO |
Chico, CA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
D'JANGO |
Cotati, CA |
Bee Sting |
|
BOSS |
Fairfax, CA |
Cancer / Spleen |
|
MAX |
Petaluma, CA |
Person Bitten, K9 Euthanized |
|
FORREST |
San Diego, CA |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
IGNAZ |
Santa Barbara, CA |
Mesenteril Torsion |
|
AXEL |
Norwalk, CT |
Slipped Disc / Euthanized |
|
REESE |
Norwich, CT |
Unknown |
|
DUSTY |
Washington, DC |
Stomach
Cancer |
|
DATSI |
Bay County, FL |
Alligator |
|
OOZI |
Broward County, FL |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
CINCO |
Columbia, FL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
SAGUS |
Columbia, FL |
Bloat |
|
HIEKE |
Coral Springs, FL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
MAVERICK |
Fort Pierce, FL |
Tumor On Spine / Euthanized |
|
NERO |
Glades County, FL |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
ZEKE |
Lake Wales, FL |
Pancreatitis |
|
CANTO |
Martin County, FL |
Kidney
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
DYNASTY |
Miami, FL |
Unknown |
|
SAM
DIESEL |
Mulberry, FL |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
GUNNER |
Sebastian, FL |
Unknown |
|
LOBO |
Tampa, FL |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
DAX |
Albany, GA (Marines)( MWD ) |
Unknown |
|
ARGUS |
Gainesville, GA |
Heart Failure / Euthanized |
|
CHUCKIE |
Idaho Falls, ID |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
RONNIE |
Dixon, IL |
Slipped Disc / Euthanized |
|
LOBO |
Matteson, IL |
Bloat |
|
TURBO |
Norridge, IL |
Cancer / Pneumonia |
|
UTA |
Wood Dale, IL |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
BOOKER |
Huntington County, IN |
Natural Causes |
|
KWANDO |
Lafayette, IN |
Kidney Failure |
|
ROBBIE |
Logansport, IN |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RICO |
Richmond, IN |
Lung Cancer |
|
ROCKY |
Baker, LA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
HECTOR |
Lafayette, LA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
CHIP |
Leesville, LA |
Unknown |
|
KING |
Pineville, KY |
Vehicle Crash |
|
BIER |
Auburn, MA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
ANDY |
Chelmsford, MA |
Infection |
|
CITO |
Ludlow, MA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
TROOPER |
Perryville, MD |
Liver Cancer / Euthanized |
|
REX |
Charlevoix County, MI |
Cancer |
|
MAX |
Atwater, MN |
Heart Attack |
|
MOSLEY |
Washington County, MO |
Person Bitten, K9 Euthanized |
|
CASE |
Lauderdale County, MS |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
KC |
Chapel Hill, NC |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
ALAK |
Jamestown, NC |
Unknown |
|
MIGHTY |
Kinston, NC |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
THOR |
Wake County, NC |
Natural Causes |
|
MIC |
Burlington, NJ |
Cancer |
|
ROCCO |
Manalapan, NJ |
Degenerative Myelopathy / Euthanized |
|
RONNY |
Millville, NJ |
Cancer |
|
JUSTICE |
Millville, NJ |
Bloat |
|
CUBBY |
Riverdale, NJ |
Cancer |
|
CLETUS |
Toms River, NJ |
Cancer / Spleen |
|
BOND |
Tucumcari, NM |
Unknown |
|
CIRO |
Berea, OH |
Lymphatic Cancer / Euthanized |
|
BUFFY |
Clermont County, OH |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
DJIM |
Goshen Township, OH |
Unknown |
|
BREK |
Grandfield, OK |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
BONZO |
Midwest City, OK |
Hips & Spinal Problems / Euthanized |
|
CHEIKO |
Skiatook, OK |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
KERO |
Exeter Township, PA |
Cancer |
|
REX |
Independence Township, PA |
Intestinal Problem / Euthanized |
|
MACSO |
Kingston, PA |
Heart Attack |
|
DROME |
Lebanon, PA |
Unknown |
|
HISSO |
North Huntingdon, PA |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
ULF |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
ANDY |
Plymouth Township, PA |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
EX |
Waynesboro, PA |
Cancer |
|
ROCKY |
Abbeville, SC |
Snake Bite |
|
WES |
Greenville, SC |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
AJAX |
Greer, SC |
Unknown |
|
ARRAS |
Southaven, TN |
Cancer |
|
AUSTIN |
Austin, TX |
Bloat |
|
ROOSTER |
Austin, TX |
Heart Attack |
|
HANK |
Burleson, TX |
Unknown |
|
BOY |
Coleman, TX |
Natural Causes |
|
RICO |
Midland, TX |
Unknown |
|
KODA |
Riverdale, UT |
Stomach Cancer / Euthanized |
|
JJ |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Cancer |
|
CHARGER |
Fairfax County, VA |
Cancer |
|
CARSON |
Giles County, VA |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
ROBBY |
Portsmouth, VA |
Unknown |
|
KING LUTHER |
Rutland, VT |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RONIN |
Auburn, WA |
Chest Infection |
|
BIZ |
Monroe, WA |
Meningitis |
|
AJAX |
Spokane County, WA |
Natural Causes / Euthanized |
|
LOGAN |
Spokane County, WA |
Lung Disease |
|
LEIF |
Spokane County, WA |
Natural Causes / Euthanized |
|
MERLIN |
Beckley, WV |
Cancer |
|
ANGUS |
Dunbar, WV |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
FIDEL |
Sydney,
Australia |
Fall |
|
FRED |
Annapolis County, Canada |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
JAEGER |
Belleville, Canada |
Surgery / Stomach |
|
TUCKER |
Camrose, Canada |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RAVEN |
Ontario, Canada |
Bloat |
|
BOSCO |
Ottawa, Canada |
Unknown |
|
SAM |
Fiji |
Unknown |
|
FRIDGE |
Pretoria, India |
Poisoned |
|
TERRY |
Pretoria, India |
Poisoned |
|
BUDDY |
Pretoria, India |
Poisoned |
|
SASHA |
British Army in Iraq ( MWD ) |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
GORO |
U.S. Air Force In Iraq ( MWD ) |
Bloat |
|
MANNY |
Malaysia |
Unknown |
|
SENGA |
Aberdeen, Scotland |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
MAC |
Scotland, UK |
Cancer |
|
2007 |
|
K9 NAME |
LOCATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
|
HERO |
Wasilla, AK |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
KILO |
Montevallo, AL |
Large Cell Lymphoma / Euthanized |
|
BANDIT |
Chandler, AZ |
Heat Exhaustion |
|
RIK |
Goodyear, AZ |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
LEON |
Mesa, AZ |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
TOP |
Phoenix, AZ |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
RICO |
Tucson, AZ |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RAZOR |
Bridgeport, CA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
BASCO |
El Segundo, CA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
BARRY |
Escondido, CA |
Brain Tumor / Euthanized |
|
ROTOR |
Indio, CA |
Natural Causes |
|
BERRY |
Inglewood, CA |
Stolen / Struck By Vehicle / Euthanized |
|
STRYKER |
Oceanside, CA |
Fall |
|
LEO |
Sacramento, CA |
Cancer / Spleen / Euthanized |
|
EMILY |
Jefferson County, CO |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
DAKOTA |
Brookfield, CT |
Bloat |
|
DOMINO |
Waterbury, CT |
Vehicle Crash |
|
KONIG |
Fort Myers, FL |
Cancer |
|
ROMMEL |
Hendry County, FL |
Heart Tumor |
|
ROBBIE |
Pembroke Pines, FL |
Intestinal Abscess |
|
CHEVY |
Riviera Beach, FL |
Intestinal Disease |
|
MARCO |
Acworth, GA |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
REXO |
GA U.S. Air Force ( MWD ) |
Surgery |
|
SIPO |
Woodbury County, IA |
Unknown |
|
YAKO |
Adams County, IL |
Natural Causes |
|
GUNNY |
Aurora, IL |
Bloat |
|
ASTOR |
DuPage, IL |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
GRIMM |
Fox Lake, IL |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
BO |
Indianapolis, IN |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
BAK |
Jeffersonville, IN |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
IDOL |
Brown County, KS |
Unknown |
|
PATIV |
Concord, MA |
Unknown |
|
JET |
Orange, MA |
Pancreas Cancer |
|
LYOX |
Pittsfield, MA |
Natural Causes |
|
CAVAR |
Detroit, MI |
Cancer |
|
DIESEL |
Lake County, MI |
Ball
Lodged In Throat |
|
TYSON |
Ottawa County, MI |
Unknown |
|
CEZAR |
Joplin, MO |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
DIO |
Kansas City, MO |
Fall |
|
ENDY |
Pascagoula, MS |
Natural Causes |
|
DIXIE |
Durham, NC |
Bloat |
|
MARKO |
Guilford County, NC |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
RICKY |
Montgomery, NC |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
ONYX |
Fargo, ND |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
WOJO |
Hastings, NE |
Unknown |
|
STRYKER |
Red Willow County, NE |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
FANTO |
Readington, NJ |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
APOLLO |
McKinley County, NM |
Seizure / Euthanized |
|
BOJAR |
Ithaca, NY |
Tumor
Ruptured |
|
TOZER |
Saratoga, NY |
Unknown |
|
CIRE |
Spring Valley, NY |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
IROX |
Clinton County, OH |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
ROWDY |
Defiance County, OH |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
LEX |
Huber Heights, OH |
Internal Bleeding |
|
ALEC |
Monroe, OH |
Cancer / Euthanized |
|
BRISCO |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
JALK |
Canby, OR |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
KODA |
Deschutes County, OR |
Ate Foam In Car Seat / Airway Blocked |
|
MAX |
Washington County, OR |
Lymphocytic Leukemia |
|
DAKOTA |
Harrisburg, PA |
Cancer / Ruptured Spleen / Surgery |
|
ARPART |
Huntingdon, PA |
Bloat |
|
FOX |
Montgomery, PA |
Tumor
Ruptured |
|
HERO |
Rostraver, PA |
Cancer |
|
DRAGO |
Florence,SC |
Bloat |
|
SONJA |
Harleyville, SC |
Vehicle Crash |
|
BRONCO |
Gallatin,TN |
Natural Causes |
|
MAX |
McMinn County, TN |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
ANDOR |
Bexar County, TX |
Cervical Spinal Cord
Compression / E |
|
AKS |
Grayson, County, TX |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
HARLEY |
Midland, TX |
Bloat |
|
FOSTER |
Wharton, TX |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
GUNNER |
Damascus, VA |
Unknown |
|
KIZMET |
Waynesboro, VA |
Cancer |
|
MARSHALL DILLARD |
Manassas, VA |
Unknown |
|
DAKOTA |
Brush Prairie, WA |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
ARCO |
Port Angeles, WA |
Stroke / Euthanized |
|
MONTY |
Redmond, WA |
Unknown |
|
GERO |
Weirton, WV |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
ARRAS |
U.S. Air Force In Iraq ( MWD ) |
Electrocution |
|
MARCO |
U.S. Air Force In Iraq ( MWD ) |
Electrocution |
|
COOPER |
U.S. Army
( MWD ) |
Explosive |
|
ALEX |
Kandahar, Afghanistan( MWD ) |
Explosive |
|
CARTS |
Sydney, Australia |
Stabbed |
|
NYLA |
Alberta,
Canada |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
GAGE |
Cape Breton, Canada |
Tumor / Euthanized |
|
KA'OSZ |
Chatham, Canada |
Infection |
|
ROCKY |
Medicine Hat, Canada |
Stabbed In Chest With Stick / Surgery |
|
ENZO |
Rotorua, New Zealand |
Drowned |
|
|
|
K9 NAME |
LOCATION |
CAUSE OF DEATH |
|
NARCO |
Chambers
County, AL |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
KAZAN |
Montgomery,
AL |
Unknown |
|
BOELY |
Bentonville, AR |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
RANGER |
Marjcopa,
AZ |
Valley
Fever |
|
MIKO |
Tucson, AZ |
Fall /
Euthanized |
|
TAYLOR |
Wickenburg,
AZ |
Cancer |
|
RILEY |
Merced, CA |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
MUCI |
Jefferson
County, CO |
Unknown |
|
JIMMY |
Vernon, CT |
Heart
Attack |
|
MAX |
Washington,
D.C. |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
CARO |
Ocean View,
DE |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
ASTRO |
Broward
County, FL |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
DOIGI |
Lakeland,
FL |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
DUKE |
Miami Dade,
FL |
Kicked By
Handler |
|
ARNOLD |
Fort Gillem,
GA |
Heart
Attack |
|
DUKE |
Hall
County, GA |
Cancer / Lung Infection |
|
DILLON |
Sioux, IA |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
SPENCER |
Sioux, IA |
Drowned |
|
DAGO |
Countryside, IL |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
STORM |
East
Peoria, IL |
Cancer /
Bladder, Prostate, Euteras |
|
BOSS |
Massal
County, IL |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
NOAH |
Niles IL |
Cancer |
|
UNO |
Peoria
County, IL |
Vehicle Crash / Euthanized |
|
JUMBO |
Yorkville,
IL |
Natural
Causes |
|
ROLF |
Benton
County, IN |
Bone Cancer
/ Stroke |
|
YURI |
Muncie, IN |
Cancer |
|
KIMON |
Rising Sun,
IN |
Bloat |
|
KARR |
Schererville, IN |
Tumors
/ Spleen & Liver |
|
FONSKE |
West
Layayette, IN |
Shot / Friendly Fire |
|
TAILEY |
South
Hutchinson, KS |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
ULAN |
Hawesville,
KY |
Spinal
Degenerative Molopothy |
|
ZACK |
Richland
Parish, LA |
Drowned |
|
BERRY |
Shreveport,
LA |
Cancer |
|
EIKO |
North
Andover, MA |
Mouth
Infection |
|
COOPER |
Department
of Corrections, MD |
Cancer |
|
SARGE |
Lewiston,
ME |
Cancer |
|
JARI |
Livingston County, MI |
Degenerative Myelopathy / Euthanized |
|
CHASE |
Detroit
Lakes MN |
Bloat |
|
BEAR |
Nisswa, MN |
Cancer /
Euthanized |
|
TAZ |
Lumberton, MS |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
DANNY |
Rocky
Mount, NC |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
BLITZ |
Bellevue, NE |
Person
Bitten / Euthanized |
|
SAMMY |
Elizabeth, NJ |
Blood Clot
/ Heart |
|
JON JON |
Douglas
County, NV |
Cruiser
Caught On Fire |
|
CIRO |
Lockport,
NY |
Congestive
Heart Failure |
|
FLIP |
Findlay, OH |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
BRONCO |
Mentor, OH |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
DENY |
Portland,
OR |
Cancer /
Brain Tumor / Euthanized |
|
NELO |
Chester, PA |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
RENO |
Jefferson
County, PA |
Shot / Hostile Gun Fire |
|
RACKER |
Lancaster,
PA |
Bloat |
|
SZULTAN |
Sugarcreek,
PA |
Struck By Vehicle |
|
ATILLA |
Richland
County, SC |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
ROSE |
Richland
County, SC |
Cancer |
|
CHIPPER |
Swansea, SC |
Cancer |
|
RECON |
Clinton, TN |
Debilitating Illness |
|
PINTO |
Andrews
County, TX |
Vehicle Crash |
|
PECCO |
Baytown, TX |
Pneumonia |
|
REX |
Floresville, TX |
Natural
Causes |
|
DARBY |
Grapevine,
TX |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
MIKEY |
Lufkin, TX |
Fall /
Broken Neck |
|
REGGIE |
Utah
Highway Patrol, UT |
Heat
Exhaustion |
|
BRANCO |
Washington
County, UT |
Surgery
Complications |
|
ALLAN |
Fort Myer,
VA ( MWD ) |
Euthanized |
|
WILCO |
Harrisburg,
VA |
Cancer |
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