Memorials to Fallen K-9s
2002 page 11 F.A.S.T. Co. donates cards to all partners of all working dogs/horses |
Dept. addresses available for those who want to send condolences to officers. See below
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In Loving Memory of K-9 TOBY date: July 2001 
Partner: MIKE ANDREL Sharon Hills, PA Darby Twp. PD |
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K-9 MONTY May 20, 1993 -May 9, 2002 
Officer Rich Garner Whitehall Police Dept. PA April 26, 1996 - Sept. 30, 2000 3731 Lehigh St. Whitehall, PA 18052 610.437.3042, Ext. 113, Dispatch 610.437.5252
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POLICE
K-9 HONORED
A memorial service was held today at the Whitehall Township Municipal Building
for Police K-9 “Monty”. Monty was recently diagnosed with an
advanced stage of lung cancer and was euthanized on May 9, 2002. Monty
was born on May 20, 1993 in Czechoslovakia and joined handler Richard Garner
and the Whitehall Township Police Department in April 1996, after several
weeks of intensive training. He retired in September 2000 and took
up residence with Garner’s family. Monty was a patrol and narcotics
dog, and assisted in many arrests in Whitehall Township and surrounding
jurisdictions. Monty was called upon to do building searches, tracks,
crowd control, and narcotics work. Monty and Garner are members of
the Whitehall Township Emergency Response Team, which has been recently
integrated into the Lehigh County Municipal Emergency Response Team (MERT).
Monty was also involved in numerous demonstrations every year at various
events such as carnivals, church groups, schools, and pet stores.
He took pride in his demos and interacted well with all people, most especially
children. Monty’s handler, Patrolman Richard Garner, is an eleven year
veteran of the Whitehall Township Police Department. He is the senior
patrolman on the night shift platoon where he patrols with his new K-9
Nanuk. When not at work, Garner enjoys weightlifting and coaching
both wrestling and football in his home town of Catasauqua. Monty’s service
was attended by several members of the Whitehall Township Police Department
and officers and K-9 patrols from Easton, Palmer Township, Allentown, and
the Pennsylvania State Police. Chief Dennis Peters, Officers Paul
Davis and Jeffrey Coleman spoke at the service. Handler Richard Garner
spoke words of thanks to all who attended and reflected on his days with
Monty while fighting back tears. Officer Karen Bailey read a moving
poem entitled “Guardians of the Night”. Ashley Zuber played “America
the Beautiful”, “Amazing Grace”, and “Taps” on the bagpipes. Channel69
News and several other news agencies including the Whitehall-Coplay
Press were also in attendance. Rich Garner stated that Monty’s illness
came quickly on the week leading up to May 9, 2002. Garner noticed
Monty was not feeling well earlier in the week and was not eating well.
He took Monty to the Allentown Animal Clinic where he was given an exam.
His x-rays showed an advanced stage of lung cancer. Today we said good-bye
to a hero, teacher, and friend. Monty will never be forgotten
for his service to Whitehall Police and the citizens they protect and serve.
Monty set the standard for all present and future K-9’s to follow.
He was a true “Guardian of the Night”.
cards mailed 5/29/02- recd. 5/30/02 cards last night when I went to work. They are GREAT. I showed them to some of the officers and they had some tear's. Thank You Very Much. Rich |
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K-9 MARK May 18, 2002 LODD 
Partner: Deputy Bert McCue Osceola County Sheriff Dept. FL 400 Simpson Rd. - - Kissimmee, FL 34744 - 407-348-2222
cards sent 5/21/02 overnight express for service Thursday, 5/23/02 attn: Ofc. Sowle, K-9 received in time for service. |
By Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writer - 407.324.7294 Posted May 19, 2002
ST. CLOUD -- An Osceola County deputy sheriff ran over one of the department's police dogs before dawn Saturday as the animal was chasing down a man accused of kidnapping and roughing up his former girlfriend. Mark, a 6 1/2-year-old German shepherd, had just been unleashed and was about 100 feet behind the suspect when Sgt. Tom Bartels ran over him, said Osceola sheriff's Bureau Chief Jerry Geier. Bartels was just arriving on the scene as the dog darted across Jay Drive in front of him. The patrol car was traveling about 20 to 25 MPH when it hit the dog and a tire rolled over him, Geier said. deputies took the dog to the Orlando Animal Hospital, where the veterinarian determined his back was broken. After consulting with the department, euthanized him. "The dog had very severe injuries," Geier said. "His chance of survival was very minimal." The dog, one of five owned by the agency, had been with the department since 1998. He had been involved in 75 drug seizures -- including a $55,000 cocaine haul earlier this month -- and 33 felony arrests. The dog was assigned to Deputy Bert McCue. Geier said the agency would have some sort of memorial service later this week. The accident happened about 5 a.m. after a woman reported a former boyfriend had broken into her home and held her there against her will for about half an hour. He shoved her against a wall and threatened to kill her before she managed to escape, according to a police report. Louis Benjamin Butler, 25, a laborer, was being held in the Osceola County Jail on charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling with a battery, false imprisonment, resisting arrest without violence. Butler was facing no charges related to the dog's death, Geier said, because there was no evidence he meant to harm him.
OSC News Gazette Service scheduled for fallen K-9 May 23, 2002 A memorial service is scheduled today for Osceola County Sheriff's Office K-9 Mark after the dog was struck by a deputy's patrol car. On Saturday, deputies responded to a report of an occupied burglary that occurred about 5 a.m. at a Jay Drive residence. The victim called the sheriff's office when she found suspect Louis Butler, 25, inside her residence, sheriff's office reports said. When deputies arrived at the location, they tracked the suspect to a nearby wooded area, who began to flee upon seeing authorities. After giving Butler a warning to stop, the dog was deployed. Butler was near Jay Drive with the dog about 30 yards behind him, when the suspect ran in front of an approaching sheriff's office patrol car. That's when the dog was struck by the car, which was moving at 5-10 mph, sheriff's office reports said. Deputies transported K-9 Mark to a veterinary hospital in Orlando, where they learned the dog had a broken back, and therefore, was put to sleep. Butler, however, was apprehended. K-9 Mark came to the sheriff's office in 1998 and was involved in many anti-drug operations and assisted in many felony arrests, sheriff's office reports said. The service will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the courtyard in front of the sheriff's office at 400 Simpson Road. The public is welcome to attend. Police nab auto theft, burglary suspects Two Orlando men were hunted down by Kissimmee police after a brief chase Tuesday. While on foot patrol in the Hideaway Bay apartment complex, Kissimmee police officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked with the doors open. As the officers attempted to investigate, two suspects, Jason Maldonado, 16, and Kenneth Rodriguez, jumped into a vehicle, which was listed as stolen out of Orange County. As officers were pursuing the vehicle, it became disabled in the area of Smith and Cherry streets when two of the tires were deflated from hitting curbs, Kissimmee police reports said. Both suspects then exited the vehicle and continued on foot. Maldonado was apprehended minutes later. Officers then set up a perimeter and captured Rodriguez a short time later. It was later discovered that Rodriguez had broken into a home on Carson Street and attempted to steal a bicycle, before being stopped by the homeowner, reports said. Both suspects were booked into the Osceola County Jail.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office will have a memorial service at 9:30 a.m. Thursday for [Mark Pino], a police dog that was euthanized Saturday after he was accidentally run over by a deputy who was chasing a suspect. |
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K-9 STARKO May 9, 2002 
Partner: MPO II Rick Dietz High Point Police Department NC 1009 Leonard Ave. High Point, NC 27260 This photo was taken when Starko & I graduated patrol dog school.
Randolph Courier-tribune
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Angels are Belgium Malinois with wings |
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Kleetuus Proud Pete II "K-9 PETE" May 2, 2002 
Handler: Deputy Henry Sheldon Otsego County Sheriff's Criminal Patrol Division Cooperstown, NY 13326 P.O. Box 326, 172 County Highway 33 West Phone 607.547.4271 - FAX 607.547.6413
Pete was my partner for 7 1/2 years. He would be nine in August, 2002. The best way to describe Pete... "faithful friend, loyal partner, dedicated officer" He was a honored law enforcement officer and beloved family member. He will be missed by our family, department and community.
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"The first few months we had obedience training to make sure I had him under control. After that we went to the Bureau of Municipal Police K-9 Academy," he said. For 31/2 months, the partners worked on obedience, building searches, article searches, tracking, handler protection, then graduated as a K-9 unit. During this course, Pete learned how to apprehend fleeing suspects, not an easy task in New York state, Sheldon noted. "In this state, a dog has to use 'reasonable force,' the same as a police officer," Sheldon said. If a suspect wants to give up after being chased, the dog is not allowed to take him down, but must circle him and confined him to that circle until help arrives, he said. Pete mastered this concept and began active duty in 1995. "He and I went to every school in the county, and the kids loved him," said Sheldon, the county's Drug Abuse Resistance Education officer. Times at schools were relaxed, but there were tense times in the field, Sheldon recalled. Pete, who was fast afoot and 85 pounds, was ready. When a very young boy in Otego toddled away from home one summer day, Pete tracked him a half mile or more and helped volunteer firefighters return him home, Sheldon said. "Then there was the burglary at Klumm's Liquor Store in Richfield Springs. "We got called in, maybe eight hours after the fact," said Sheldon. "Pete started sniffing around, then led us across Route 20. He took us through a park, down a side street, along a sidewalk and right up to the front door of a house. "He had his nose only a few inches away from the doorbell when we took over," Sheldon said. Inside, were surprised burglars, who were placed under arrest, he said. Another time, near Goodyear Lake in the town of Milford, state police were trying to arrest a convicted rapist who was wanted on a parole violation, Sheldon said. "As the trooper went in the front door, the bad guy ran out the back door. The trooper called us in because he knew we were on duty, and Pete tracked this guy all the way to the back of Wightman's Lumber yard," Sheldon said. "He was just entering the back of the lumber yard when Pete spotted him, so I gave the alert command." At that, Pete began barking, forewarning the suspect that where there's bark, there might be bite. "Now this guy would have run away from me, but as soon as he heard Pete, it was all over," Sheldon said. And that's the way it was most of the time, he said. Just Pete's presence was enough to subdue most suspects. Otsego County Sheriff Donald Mundy termed Pete "a very valuable part of our department, especially as a tracker. Everyone liked that dog." The department soon will begin to search for another dog, he said. Sheldon said that at home, "Pete was a pet, a member of the family. We used to plan our vacations around his schedule." When Pete moved into Sheldon's home, he quickly grew to love the three boys, then 11, 9 and 5 years old, Sheldon said, and he got along with the two cats and made himself at home. "He had this habit of sleeping only about 20 minutes in any room. He'd lie down on my wife's side of the bed for 20 minutes, then moved off to one of the boy's rooms for 20 minutes, and kept on moving like that during the night. "At first, it kept us up, hearing him move off like that, but we got used to it," said Sheldon. "I came to think it as his way of watching over us, making sure everybody was OK during the night."
Memorial service - May 31st, 2002 at 10:00 AM Everything went well... as well as could be expected. It was a nice service. I sent a thank you and reply to an email letting you know the cards came...thank you again so much for them. I gave your cards to the NY State Police & Southern Tier Police K-9 Association. Should they every have a funeral too. There was a picture and caption in the paper. About 100 people attended with K-9 teams there. It was nice.... Hank
The Daily Star 102 Chestnut St. Oneonta, NY 13820 |
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