 Memorials
to Fallen K-9s 2004 page 40 The F.A.S.T. Co. donates sets of memorial cards to all partners I need your help to inform me of such losses. |
Dept. addresses available for those who want to send condolences to officers. See below
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| In Loving Memory of K-9 KILO December 21, 2004  Partner: Officer Dave Hock Gowanda Police Dept. Springville Police Dept. 27 E. Main
St.
65 Franklin St.
Gowanda N.Y
14070
Springville N.Y. 14141
(716)532-2020 & Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA Kilo was a 3 year old Belgian Malinois. He was hit by a car on 12-21-04. The car never stopped. Kilo was on his is way to work when the accident happened. Kilo was very well known in our area for his tracking and narcotics recovery. Dave Hock |
On behalf of the
Southern Tier Police Canine Association, we would like to put out our
sympathy to Officer Dave Hock of the Gowanda, and Springville New York
Police Departments.
<>In the evening
hours of December 21st 2004 Officer Hock's canine partner,
Kilo was hit and killed By a motorist who refused to stop and fled the
scene. The only description Officer Hock could give was a dark colored
minivan, that left the roadway striking K-9 Kilo and killing him almost
instantly. Any support for Officer Hock would be appreciated. K-9 Kilo
was a 4 year old Belgian Malanois that was trained for patrol and
narcotics. Please send any cards to support to either department listed
below: Attn: Dave Hock Canine Unit Gowanda P.D.27 E. Main St. Gowanda, NY 14070 & Srpingville P.D. 65 Franklin St. Springville, NY 14141 Town of Hamburg, New York - 12/28/2004 - NEWS SOUTHTOWN BUREAU The Gowanda (NY) Police Department lost one of its own Tuesday in a hit-and-run accident. The victim was Kilo, the department's 3-year-old drug dog. He was struck at 8:30 p.m. on Lakeview Road in the Town of Hamburg. Handler Dave Hock said he had let Kilo run after stopping to pick him up at the construction company Hock operates by day. "I always let him run a little bit, and he ran around the truck a couple of times," Hock said. "He ran out to the edge of the road, and I called him. He turned to come back to me, and a dark-colored minivan came over the white line and struck him." Kilo was on the pavement, but not in a driving lane, Hock said. Hock said that he ran to check on Kilo instead of jumping in his patrol car to pursue the driver but that the dog had died instantly. For Hock and his wife, son and daughter, the loss was personal. "My entire family was pretty devastated," he said. "He was my right arm. He was with me 90 percent of the time. When I walked out the door, he wanted to go with me. All I had to do was grab his collar, and he knew it was time for him to go to work." And work he did. Kilo was involved in sniffing out drugs in a large-scale bust in Buffalo in August as well as drug cases in Gowanda and in a school sweep in Eden this fall. "He was the best dog pretty much anybody ever worked with around here," said Gowanda Police Chief Joseph J. Alessi. Hock and Kilo worked two nights a week each for the Gowanda and Springville police departments. Kilo was a Belgian Malinois, a breed of Belgian shepherd. Alessi said Kilo was smaller than a German shepherd but could be equally fierce. "We did demonstrations on his attack mode, and I weigh 200 pounds and he could knock me off my feet," Alessi said. "But he was great with kids. We brought him in the elementary school, and he'd just sit there and all the kids could touch him. He wasn't a biter until you gave him the command. Kids loved him." Police are looking for dark minivan with damage to the left front corner panel. Anyone with information should call the police in Gowanda at 532-2020 or in Hamburg at 649-6111. Story submitted: Steve Ward, Prs. S.T.P.C.A. |
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| (late entry) In Loving Memory of K-9 ROLF September 21, 2004  Officer Tracey Whearty
Moberly Police Dept.
300 North Clark
Moberly, Mo. 65270
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Rolf passed away on September 21, 2004 after a short but valiant battle with a brain tumor. Rolf was retired in April 2004 and passed away September 21, 2004. submitted by Shane Newbrough |
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| In Loving Memory of K-9 RAYMOND date? 2004 Partner: ? New Hanover County Sheriff's Office 20 North 4th Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 341-4200 |
Lulu this is Terry Jones in Asheboro with the Asheboro P.D. I have just received a call from one of the guys that I was in K-9 school last July. He told me that one of the master trainers service dogs has died suddenly. The dog's name is Raymond and he was working for the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office. If you can help, me please let me know and so I can obtain you a photo. Submitted by: Terry Jones and K-9 Rico - be safe |
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| In Loving Memory of K9 TITAN December 17, 2004  Partner: Sgt. Sean McDowell NSW Police Dept. address? Sidney, Australia New South Wales Police dog, His name was Titan and he was stabbed three times and unfortunately he could not be saved . It was a LODD and he had been to a school 3 hours earlier with his handler talking to children about thier work. |
Titan
give his life to protect handler
A police dog killed after pursuing an armed man in Sydney's west gave his life to protect his handler, Police Minister John Watkins said today. Three-year-old German Shepherd Titan was stabbed to death by a man waving two knives after a seven-hour siege at Lalor Park overnight. It is the first time a police dog had been killed by an offender in NSW, police said. "The dog put himself between the offender, who was armed I understand with two knives, and the officer," Mr Watkins told reporters. "The dog gave his life to protect his handler." Titan's handler is today spending the day with his family trying to deal with their loss, NSW Police Dog Squad Chief Inspector Peter Crumblim said. "The handler is understandably very upset," Insp Crumblim said. "The dog was part of the family and the family, including his children, are yet to deal with the situation." Titan, who was stabbed three times, had been a working police dog for 18 months, police said. Police went to the house in Lalor Park, about 9.30pm last night after reports that a man was threatening to hurt himself. At 4.20 am, after a seven-hour stand-off, the man agreed to leave the house but fled, armed with two knives. Titan was stabbed while pursuing him, police said. He was taken to a vet but later died. A 23-year-old man was taken to Blacktown Hospital for psychiatric assessment and was now in police custody. submitted
by Jim Cortina, Dir. CPWDA
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