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Police Dogs
York
Police & Fire
K9 ChokesTo Death In Police Training Exercise In York County
A police dog is dead after choking on an unnamed object during a training exercise at his handler's home on Tuesday, Sept. 19, say Newberry Township police. The handler rendered "life-saving efforts" on Zar, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix, but was unable to dislodge the foreign object from his airway, police said. He was rushed to an emergency clinic where he was pronounced dead, according to the department. The dog's remains will be escorted to the Newberry Animal Emergency Center at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night for cremation, and "numerous poli…
Prince George's
Obituaries
Funeral Services Set For Police K9 Who Died In Line Of Duty In Prince George's County
Special services have been arranged for a police K9 in Maryland who died while serving his community. Earlier this month, Kuno, a member of the Forest Heights Police Department who partnered with Sgt. Grooms for years, died in the line of duty assisting the Prince George's County Police Department during a call for service. Kuno was the original, longest-standing K9 in the department. The cause of death was determined to be heatstroke while searching a school building for a burglary suspect. Shortly after the search began, Kuno began showing signs of heatstroke, and Grooms returned him to …
Hampden
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Home Invader Gives East Longmeadow Homeowner Choice: Your Money or Your Life
A Hampden County homeowner heard a loud noise from their bathroom around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. But when they went to check it out, they were confronted with a grim reality: A masked man dressed in all black and holding an eight-inch knife stepped out of the shadows. He put the blade to the homeowner's chest and said, "I won’t kill you if you give me all of your money." That's the story a terrified but unharmed East Longmeadow homeowner relayed to police only minutes after the man away when they gave him some cash, authorities said. Officers found a ladder beneath the Pioneer …
Worcester
Police & Fire
K-9 Officer Teaches Burglars Lesson About Breaking Into Central Mass Houses
If you want to meet a police dog, all you have to do is ask nicely. Unfortunately, a man and woman in Worcester decided on a different path. Cindy Moquin and Thomas Reid, 61, were caught red-handed breaking into a home at 139 Eastern Ave. around 1 p.m. on Monday, March 27, Worcester police said. The couple made a break for it after the police arrived, but they didn't get far. Officers found Moquin climbing out of a back window, and they helped her to the ground and into a pair of handcuffs. She's charged with trespassing, police said. Reid refused to come out of the …
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Police K-9 And His Trooper Recover After Hopkinton Car Crashed Into Cruiser
A Massachusetts State Trooper and his police dog who were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on the interstate are expected to recover, authorities say. The car crash occurred while State Trooper Ken Hanchett and his K-9 partner Orry were on duty protecting a construction crew on I-495 in Hopkinton in the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 19, the State Police Association of Massachusetts said on Facebook. A vehicle heading southbound struck the Hanchett's cruiser, causing both the trooper and the dog to be rushed off the scene for medical care. Earlier this afternoon, our member …
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Boston Police K-9 Tyson Suddenly Dies At 6 Years Old
The Boston Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their K-9s, who suddenly died over the weekend. K-9 Tyson died at the age of six on Sunday, Dec. 4, according to a Facebook post from Boston Police. The Boston Police Department Announces the Sudden Passing of Active-Duty K-9 Tyson The Boston Police Department regrets... Posted by Boston Police Department (Official) on Sunday, December 4, 2022 Tyson served Boston for five years as a dual-purpose patrol and explosive detection K-9, responsible for many high-priority arrests, recovering weapons and providing protective sweeps…
Worcester
Police & Fire
Worcester Man Hid Out At Auburn Mall Store To Rob Them After Hours: Police
A 40-year-old Worcester man wound up in handcuffs this week thanks to the help of police dogs who tracked him to his hiding spot at a department store in Auburn, but police probably could have sniffed him out on their own thanks to his sweet-smelling loot. Alex Soto hid inside of a Macy's store at Auburn Mall until after they closed in the hopes of robbing them, Auburn police tweeted on Tuesday, Aug. 30. His goal? He wanted to steal $4,000 in perfume, cologne, and sunglasses, authorities said. It didn't work. Police dogs found him in his hiding spot after an hour of search…
Calvert
Police & Fire
K9 Search Leads To Seizure Of Crack, Paraphernalia In Calvert County: Sheriff
A police K9 in Maryland led to the arrest of a 24-year-old woman in Calvert County who was allegedly in possession of alleged crack and paraphernalia, the sheriff’s office announced. Huntingtown resident Shaquana Quence Jones was stopped in the northbound lanes of Route 4 in the area of Fishers Station Road in Lothian for a reported equipment violation, officials said in an alert issued on Wednesday, July 13. During the course of the subsequent stop, a spokesperson for the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said that a K9 sniff of the vehicle determined that there was the presence of narcotics…
Hudson
Police & Fire
K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say
A Secaucus Police K9 officer tracked down a 20-year-old Englewood man who stole a vehicle leading to his arrest, authorities said. Jean Cardenas apparently stole the 2021 Toyota Corolla from a Subway restaurant at 10 Meadowlands Parkway around 6:30 p.m. May 5, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Meanwhile, the owner contacted local police. Clifton police contacted Secaucus police around 12:05 p.m. saying that the vehicle was involved in a theft at a Route 3 BP station and then fled eastbound on the highway, Miller said. Secaucus Police began probing the area and found the stolen Cor…
Middlesex NJ
Obituaries
NJ Transit K9 Officer Magnus Dies
The NJ Transit Police Department is mourning the loss of K-9 officer Magnus. The canine, whose name means great in Latin, served as part of an explosives detection team along with his partner, Officer Benjamin Zink. Magnus served for 10 dedicated years and died due to sudden medical complications. "Together the pair helped to protect and secure the NJ TRANSIT system and all within the great state of New Jersey," NJ Transit police said. "The entire NJTPD would like to thank K9 Magnus for his faithful years of service to the department and the community."
