Memorials to Fallen K-9s
2002
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In Loving Memory
of
K-9
MASE LODD
Police
Dog Badge #546
May
4, 2002
Handler:
Cpl. Garry Begg
Langley
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Langley
R.C.M.P. Detachment
22180
- 48A Avenue
Langley,
B.C. V3A 8B7
Phone:
(604) 532-3200 - FAX: (604) 532-3239
no help came through from anyone
regarding
the above loss.
waiting
8/25/02
A
Langley RCMP service dog was killed in the line of duty while trying to
stop a man who led officers on a chase from Walnut Grove to Burnaby.
by Erin
McKay - emckay@langleyadvance.com
Langley
RCMP are saying good-bye to a lovable colleague and friend who was adored
by local children. Police service dog Mase was killed on Saturday, May
4, while trying
to apprehend
a man who led police on a hazardous chase.
"He
was quite a popular dog with the kids," Langley RCMP Cpl. Garry Begg said
of Mase. "He was a very gentle dog with little people." The Langley RCMP
use police dogs to track suspects from crime scenes, look for missing people,
for public relations activities, and to help apprehend suspects. Mase was
killed at the end of a police pursuit that started around 4:23 a.m. in
north Langley, at 202nd St. and 91 Ave., when a suspected impaired driver
refused to stop.
The
chase headed down the freeway and ended at the Kensington Overpass &
the Lougheed Highway, when the suspect's car collided with the overpass
guard rail. As the driver tried to free himself from the car and run away,
the
Langley
RCMP dog handler released Mase. The dog jumped onto the hood of the suspect's
car, but when he went
to jump
down, Mase accidentally jumped the wrong way and went over the railing
of the over pass to the highway below.
He sustained
massive injuries and attempts to revive him at a veterinary clinic were
unsuccessful. Police Dog Mase, Badge #546, was pronounced dead. "It was
totally accidental," said Begg, adding that the dog simply made an error
in judgment. Five year old Mase had been a police dog in Langley for three
years, and lived with his handler. "He was part of their family," said
Begg. "He was with his partner
for
24 hours a day." Langley RCMP had two police dogs, but Mase and his handler
had been scheduled for a transfer to New Brunswick. Both the officer and
the dog will be replaced. A small ceremony for the lost police dog will
be held by the Langley RCMP detachment. The driver of the car that started
the chase, a 28 year old Vernon man, is in custody, and is facing charges
for refusing to stop for
police.
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Crime
fighters: Canine cop new top dog
RCMP
Cpl. Mike Landry may have a new partner, but he'll never forget Mase.
by Troy
Landreville - news@langleyadvance.com
RCMP
Cpl. Mike Landry lost a long-time friend and partner recently. Langley
police service dog Mase died while trying to apprehend a man who led police
on a pursuit. Landry, an RCMP dog handler, said joining up with his new
dog Czar, a 2 1/2 year old German shepherd, has been therapeutic
for him as he mourns the loss of Mase. But while he sees a bright future
with his new partner, he will always remember his old one. "Mase loved
kids and loved the general public as well," Landry said. "We spent a lot
of time in the local schools in Langley and in the schools in Surrey as
well. It's going to take time with this new dog, but in Mase's memory,
I want to make this dog as good as he was. Maybe he'll never take the place
of Mase, but I think this is an excellent dog." Mase died May 4 during
a police chase which started in North Langley when an impaired driver refused
to stop. The day is burned in Landry's memory. "It was just a little bit
after four o'clock and I was off duty heading home from Langley to Surrey,
when a call came over the air of an erratic driver with front-end damage
in the Walnut Grove area. To make a long story short, I didn't go home.
I went to check on the car. I figured if it was stolen that we may get
a foot chase or a pursuit. After I found him, the driver didn't want to
stop." The pursuit headed down the freeway and ended at the Kensington
Overpass & the Lougheed Hwy., when the suspect's car collided with
an overpass guard rail. As the driver tried to free himself from the car
and run away, Landry released Mase. The dog jumped onto the hood of the
car, but when he went to jump down, he went over the railing of the overpass
and tumbled onto the highway below. Mase suffered massive injuries and
died later at a veterinary clinic. Five year old Mase had worked in Langley
for three years. The driver of the car, a 28 year old Vernon man, is in
Langley RCMP custody and is facing various charges. Meanwhile, Landry is
struggling to carry on. "The whole week's been hard," Landry said. "It's
a hard thing to do, to leave the other guy behind and get bonded with this
guy." Landry, who lived with Mase, said they had been a team for four years.
Landry said Mase was a great companion, and an even better police dog.
"He had caught several hundred culprits, drugs and stolen articles and
everything - he was a great service to the community." Landry is looking
ahead to a future in Moncton, NB with Czar, who has been a working police
dog for the past six months. Czar has trained for five months at the RCMP
Kennels in Innisfail, Alta. The pair transfer to New Brunswick on Monday.
The handler sees a lot of Mase in Czar. "They are very similar in personalities,"
Landry said. "This guy is very energetic, likes to bark, tracks very well,
searches very well, and from what I can see so far, he is going to bond
fairly well with me. At the same time, he is quite sociable, and I like
that in a dog." While the Langley RCMP uses dogs to track suspects from
crime scenes, look for missing people, and to apprehend suspects, they
are also vital in public relations purposes. "We can do a lot of public
demonstrations with kids and Boy Scouts like we did with the other dog,"
Landry said. The bonding process between the handler and the dog takes
time. "It depends with every dog, but usually, the bonding takes over several
months, but you can usually see a lot of the bonding occurring over the
first few weeks," Landry said. "If they are tough or independent dogs,
it takes a bit of time." The two will come together as constant companions.
Like Mase before him, Czar will live with Landry and become part of his
family when the two move to Moncton. As he knelt down and stroked Czar's
fur, Landry said "Now I've got Czar in the back of the truck, and he's
taken a little bit of the place of Mase. He'll never replace him, but the
thing we have to keep in mind is he is my partner. I do have to go back
to work, and I'm very, very happy to have this dog."
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In
Loving Memory of
K-9
FRESCO
June
7, 2002
Partner:
Officer Derek Welch
Dumas
Police Department TX
K-9
Unit - 124 E. 7th St.
Dumas,
TX 79029
Phone:
806-935-3998 - Fax: 806-935-5548
He
was my dog, he was my partner,
but
most of all he was my buddy
he
will be missed terribly.
~Officer
Derek Welch
On
June 7th early in the morning, somewhere between 1:30 AM and 7 AM, someone
broke into the back yard of Officeer Welch's property. They took K9-Fresco
from his pen along with K-9 Lexi. Lexi is a 6 month old Belgian Malinois
prospect. K-9 Fresco was a 2 1/2 year old Belgian Malinois imported by
Global Training Academy from Holland in August of 2001. The next day at
approximately 4:30 PM, K-9 Fresco was discovered by the animal control
officer near the entrance to the city dump. He was rolled in a tarp dead
of unknown injuries. K-9 Fresco was a narcotics detection dog, but not
formally trained for patrol work. He was lured from his home while his
handler was working to protect others. He was killed and dumped like
a piece of trash, set there near the entrance for his handler to find him.
K-9 Fresco had been with the Dumas Police Department since October of 2001.
K-9 Fresco was responsible for making several small narcotics cases. He
recently was certified USPCA and NPCA. At the time of his death, he held
three separate certifications for narcotics detection.
Drug
Dog Death Under Investigation
06/10/2002
by Rachel Kim
NBC
4 Amarillo -- Serving the Texas Panhandle Since 1953
The
Dumas Police Department has lost one of its own over the weekend. Narcotics
canine "Fresco" was taken from his partner's home and later found dead.
All that's left of Fresco is the football he used to chew on and the memories
his partner has of their days together on the narcotics unit. "It's difficult
to explain, unless you've been a canine handler before. You're with your
dog 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, very rarely are you two not together.
Whether it be at the house or on patrol in the car," said officer Derek
Welch. A brief separation of the two ended up in tragedy. "The chief of
watch at the time had assigned the officer (Welch) another patrol car,
because his was down. So, the animal was unable to go to work that night
and as a result it was left at the officer's home," said chief Dale Alwan.
Welch says usually, Fresco's kennel is kept latched so he can't get out.
On Friday morning, he found the door open and Fresco gone. The next day,
Welch received word of Fresco's whereabouts. "He was rolled in a gray tarp,
rolled outside a dumpster. Fresco also had a chip or chunk missing out
of his left ear and I just rolled him over and saw that he was missing
the tip of his left ear and I knew it was him," said Welch. "I don't know
at this point whether there was foul play or not. We're waiting on some
reports to come back in," said Alwan. Until then, all the officers who
worked with Fresco can only remember his contributions. "It was a benefit
to the city of Dumas and its people and the police department and in our
efforts in enforcing narcotics laws," said Alwan. As for Fresco's partner,
he's handling his loss day today. "It's tough to realize he's not coming
back," said Welch. Chief Alwan says Fresco wasn't the only dog missing.
Welch's personal dog was also taken, but later found shot twice in the
leg. That dog is expected to recover. Alwan also tells us that if this
is found to be a direct act of criminal conduct, the person or persons
responsible will face some stiff consequences. It'll be considered a third
degree felony. This can mean two to ten years in prison as well as a fine
of up to $10,000.
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cards mailed 6/11/02 - no news regarding
who
killed Fresco, no further investigations have been done.
Meet
Maverick- born 5/26/02 KNPV bloodlines
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LEXI-LOU
The
local animal hospital called today and said they thought they had Lexi
(girl). We went and checked and it was her. She had been brought in by
a farmer on Saturday. She had been shot twice with a .22 caliber
weapon of some sort. She is alive, but she will have to undergo at least
one if not two or three surgeries to get her back to normal. She was shot
in the right hip which shattered the bullet and broke her leg. She was
also shot in the right front leg which fractured that leg as well. She
has been sedated and her surgery is scheduled for first thing in the morning.
She has a good chance of living a healthy long life if everything goes
all right. Not sure how I will pay for the surgery, but I will worry about
that later. I have to go talk to my chief regarding burial of Fresco in
the local cemetery and have a graveside service. Now concerned about burial
site, marker and casket. I think I have a friend that can maybe build
a makeshift casket. Anyway, thank you so much for the time, effort and
money you spent on the cards, it means a lot to me. I will keep you posted
on anything further. Lexi is our personal dog, she is all ours as we purchased
her from a breeder in Colorado a few months after I got Fresco. She is
all ours, we call her Lexi Lou, but she answers to LuLu. As for the vet
expense for Lexi, I have no idea where it is coming from except payments
maybe. It will run $600-$800 plus follow up appointments.
Donations
to help, can be made
For
Lexi Lou %
Dumas
Animal Hospital
Dr.
Gailyn Rogers DVM
P.O.
Box 922
Dumas,
TX 79029
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Lexi-Lou came
home
An
Officer and His Dog:
Dumas
police officer Derek Welch poses with
the
drug dog Fresco. Drug dog's death raises questions
By KAY
LEDBETTER - June 12, 2002
Fresco,
the Dumas Police Department's drug enforcement dog, died sometime after
he went missing from his pen Friday. It's not known whether his death was
the result of foul play or just the dog escaping from the pen and getting
hit by a car. Dumas Police Chief Dale Alwan said he hopes that a necropsy
he requested on the drug enforcement canine will help put the case to rest.
Fresco, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois imported from Holland, was purchased
by the city of Dumas from Global, a company that trains bomb detection
and drug dogs, Alwan said. He had been on the job about eight months in
Dumas. In April, Fresco and his partnering officer, Derek Welch, were certified
in drug detection by the National Association of Police Canines and the
U.S. Police Canine Association. "We actually had a dog prior to Fresco,"
Alwan said. "The first dog was Benny. He, for whatever reasons, didn't
work out, and we returned him to Global and obtained Fresco." Alwan said
the department has been involved in a number of drug raids in Dumas and
Cactus, and Fresco was on the majority of the warrant searches. "He performed
well and had a lot of potential," Alwan said. "He was coming along just
fine." That was until Thursday night. Welch's patrol car needed maintenance,
so it was not available for patrol. He had to take another car that was
not equipped for the canine, so Fresco was left at Welch's home, Alwan
said. On Friday morning, Fresco was missing. "We don't know what happened.
We don't know if he was released or taken or just got loose," Alwan said.
"There's nothing conclusive at this point, but an autopsy has been performed
on a dog found that we believe will be proven to be Fresco," Alwan said.
"He had a little nick out of his ear, and this dog had a similar marking
on his ear, and it had a tag that belonged to Fresco." Welch's personal
dog, which also was missing Friday morning from the back yard, was found
Saturday night by a resident who did not know to whom it belonged. The
resident took the dog to a local veterinarian. The veterinarian treated
the animal for two small caliber gunshot wounds, Alwan said, and it should
be OK. The dead animal was located at the city landfill and the other
outside the city limits, he said. "If there are facts that suggest that
this was the end result of criminal activity, we would pursue criminal
charges. But at this point, I have no reason to believe that," Alwan said.
"If anyone has any information, if they found a carcass and took it to
the dump, I'd appreciate a call," Alwan said. "It would help us put closure
to the situation and maybe help us determine what happened. "We'll approach
the city and request the narcotics canine be replaced. But I'd first like
to put closure to this."
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In Loving Memory
of
K-9
SONY
May
xx, 2002
Partner:
Sgt. Jeffrey McCready
Crisfield
Police Department
319A
West Main St. - Crisfield, Maryland 21817
(410)968-1323
7/25/02
talk to Lt. Gale Jones for photo.
still
waiting 9/28/02
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Fatally
killed while on duty
by a
car.
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