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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2018

South Carolina K-9 Handler Suspended for Dog's "Hot Car" Death

Officer David Hurt of the Columbia (SC) Police Department has been suspended without pay for five days for leaving his partner—a Labrador retriever mix named "Turbo"—in a patrol vehicle where the dog was exposed to extreme heat and later died.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2018

Louisiana K-9 Shot, Killed in Pursuit of Attempted Murder Suspect

The Lincoln Parish (LA) Sheriff's Office announced that K-9 Boco was shot and killed on Friday during the pursuit of a suspect wanted for second-degree attempted murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2018

Virginia K-9 Shot, Killed in Pursuit of Murder Suspect

Geller said the suspect continued firing at the state police vehicles and "one of the suspect's bullets pierced a K9 trooper's back passenger window and struck a state police canine riding in the back seat compartment."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2018

Arkansas K-9 Killed in Gunfight That Left Suspect Dead

An Arkansas State Police K-9 and the suspect he was chasing were both killed in a gunfight on Monday night. Arkansas State Police say that a trooper performed a traffic stop on a vehicle that had reportedly been involved in a chase with law enforcement officers in Missouri.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2018

Mississippi K-9 Dies of Heat Stroke Inside Deputy’s Car

The six-year-old Belgian Malinois was reportedly left inside a Hinds County (MS) Deputy's car while he ate lunch at a nearby restaurant.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 6, 2018

National Police Dog Foundation Accepting Applications for Heat Alarm Grants

In 2018, thanks to a matching donation from Spirit of Blue, the National Police Dog Foundation K-9 Heat Alarm Fund will fund 12 Heat Alarm Grants to law enforcement agencies with the hope of bringing awareness to the issue.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 7, 2018

Pennsylvania K-9 Dies After Falling from Roof in Training

K-9 Choper was a 5-year-old German shepherd who served with the Conewango Township (PA) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 17, 2018

First Annual K-9 Memorial Service Held in DC

As part of Police Week this year, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund held the 1st Annual Police K-9 Memorial Service at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2018

Phoenix K-9 Killed Finding Suspect in Attic

Phoenix Police K-9 Bane was killed after being deployed to locate a suspect who had hidden in an attic after bailing from a vehicle a few hours earlier.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2018

Officer Down Memorial Page Partnership with Stanton Foundation Awards First K-9 Grants

ODMP K-9 and the Stanton Foundation have announced that the first grants available through their partnership have been awarded and funds disbursed to two agencies that lost K-9s in 2017.

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