Memorials to Fallen K-9s
2002
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31
The
F.A.S.T. Co. donates sets of cards to all partners
I
need your help to inform me of such
losses.
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Dept.
addresses available for those who want to send condolences to officers.
See below
In Loving Memory
of
K-9
RUDY
November 7, 2002
LODD
Partner:
Deputy John Trevor-Smith
McKinley
County Sheriff Dept.
New Mexico
2105
East Aztec Ave. Gallup, NM 87301
Telephone
Number (505) 863-1410 Fax (505) 722-9317
Meet
John's new partner, "K-9 Apollo"
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SO
NM & PSD RUDY PHI, PSP-1, PSP-2 were searching for
a violent
felon who had beaten a family member with a
shovel
and apparently was also armed with a knife. They were performing an off
lead track in a remote location in western NM when, according to first
reports, the perpetrator who was laying in wait either stabbed or strangled
the dog (necropsy reports pending). Deputy Trevor-Smith was working his
way to Rudy, but the rugged terrain in the high mesa area slowed him down
and on his arrival the dog was dead and the perpetrator had fled again.
More info to come.
My thoughts
are with John as he and this dog were close as could be seen in his work.
A very happy team that was responsible for 21 felony apprehensions so far
this year. John and Rudy had won many awards as K-9 competitions and were
a absolute for real team also. It is especially a loss to the sparse law
enforcement in western NM.
The
incident occurred on reservation lands and the FBI
are
investigating the occurrence.
Greg
Thomas
cards
priority mailed 11/8/02
11/13/02
- Thank for the Memorial Cards. We received them yesturday.
They are beautiful. I am trying to have Rudy's services on Saturday,
November 23rd, 2002. Rudy is still in Albuquerque and most likely will
not be released until Friday. Then John is going to training on Sunday.
The cards are greatly appreciated. I thank from the bottom of my
heart because the loss of Rudy was a big shock. Again I thank you
for the beautiful cards and the Memorial on your memorial page. John is
on his way to Albuquerque to get his new K-9 dog. Took a lot of pursuasion
to get him to go. He has been down in the dumps.
Thank
you DeeDee for all your help.
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In Loving Memory
of
K-9
CAESAR
October 24,
2002
Partner
A. L. Crouse
Wilson
Police Department
120
N. Goldsboro St. - P.O. Box 10
Wilson,
North Carolina 27894-0010
Telephone:
(252) 399-2323
Fax:
(252) 399-2346
Capt.
Baggett
James
Anthony
Caesar succumbed to
cancer.
WINNER
2001 FIRST QUARTER PATROL
OFFICER
AL CROUSE AND K9 CAESAR WILSON NC
On February
6, 2001 while on routine patrol in the city of Wilson, North Carolina at
2300 hours I was request to head to Kenly, NC in reference to an armed
robbery that just occurred at an Exxon Service Station. A black male had
entered the Exxon station around 2245, waited for everyone to leave and
then approached the clerk at the register and demanded all the money in
the cash register. The suspect never showed the clerk a gun but had his
hand in his jacket pocket like he had a gun. The clerk gave the suspect
all the money in the cash register and then he ran out the door. A Kenly
Police Officer who was close to the Exxon responded to the area. While
checking the area the Kenly Officer observed a black male who met the description
of the robbery suspect. The black male observed the Kenly Officer and started
to run. The Kenly Officer started a foot chase with the suspect. While
running through a mobile home park the Kenly Officer fell down, the suspect
kept running. I arrived on the scene around 2325 and Sgt. Parker showed
me the place the suspect was last scene. The last location the suspect
was last scene was crossing the road a Darden and Goldsboro Street. I deployed
K9 Caesar in the intersection. Caesar located a scent and followed it through
a car parking lot heading west. Caesar crossed the parking lot and into
a wooded area. We went through the wooded area and up a small hill coming
out of the woods onto the northbound side of I-95. Caesar continued following
the scent across all four lanes of I-95 and into another wooded area. We
traveled
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Al
is now working with Maximus and will train in January 2003
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about
two hundred yards through the wooded area, making a turn heading south.
K9 Caesar came out of the woods at the on ramp to I-95. After casting a
little bit Caesar continued across the on ramp and off ramp of I-95, still
heading south. Caesar entered another wooded area, were we went another
three hundred yards before making another turn heading west. In this wooded
area I lost my hand held radio although I did not know it yet. After making
the turn, we came cut of the wooded area and crossed Hwy. 301. Once Caesar
crossed the first lane and into the second lane he made a small turn in
the lane and headed north/west down the road. We went about one hundred
yards and Caesar made a hard left turn down a dirt road heading south/east.
Caesar followed the scent down the dirt road for at least six hundred yards
coming to another wooded area. We went up a small hill and entered the
wooded area. Caesar went through the wooded area for 200 hundred yards
coming to a stream. Caesar crossed the stream ana down a hill coming to
some railroad tracks at the tracks Caesar made a left turn heading east
down the middle of the tracks. Caesar went down the tracks for about three
hundred yards mate left turn and went up a hill. Once on top of the hill
Caesar made another left turn and headed back the way we had just came.
We went almost to the location we had entered the wooded area and Caesar
made a right turn going back through the stream and into the wooded area.
Caesar came out of the wooded area right around the dirt road. Caesar made
a small turn heading north/east across an open field. While in this field
we lost our second backup officer (the first one had gotten tired and changed
out with the second officer) We went about a mile through the field until
we came to a fence with barbed-wire on it. As I was looking for crossing
location I could hear sticks breaking and dry leaves being stepped on.
I ordered who ever was making there to call out and give up, I was a K-9
Officer and would send the K-9 unless they showed themselves. The unknown
noises grew louder, as if someone was running. I to began to run down my
side of the fence attempting to locate a spot I could put my partner over
the fence. After about one hundred yards I could no longer hear the noise
from the other side of the fence. I thought the suspect had lain down and
was hiding. At this point I was able to locate a location I was able to
put my partner over the fence. Caesar started to track and air scent back
the way we. had come. Caesar was pulling really hard going through the
wooded area and then began to bark and the tracking lead went slack. Turning
on my flashlight I observed a black male lying in the leaves with his hands
under him. I ordered the suspect to show me his hands. The suspect advised
that he had the money and was sorry and. to "please don't let that dog
bite me." Johnson County deputies who had been off in the area had seen
my flashlight and with a Officer Kenly had rushed through the wooded area
and took the culprit in custody without further incident. The subject Caesar
had tracked was the armed robbery suspect from Exxon and $674.00 on him
that was taken in the robbery. The suspect had just been released from
prison a week before for armed robbery. I took K9 Caesar back to the wooded
area where I thought I had lost my hand held radio. I put Caesar into the
wooded area and did an article search for my radio. Caesar was able to
locate my radio without any trouble.
cards
mailed 10/14/02
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(late
entry)
In Loving Memory of
K-9
RUDY
June 17, 1988 -
August 11, 1997
Handler:
Wim
Van Bochove
ROTTERDAM RIJNMOND
P.D.
THE NETHERLANDS
Meet
Wim's new partner, RICO, in 2003
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I
am a K-9 officer for the Rotterdam-Rijnmond P.D. since 1986. K-9
Rudy was my fourth dog. He was a Malinois, born on June 17th 1988. After
Rudy got his KNPV certificate PH1 he was bought by the K-9 unit. Also after
passing the national police K-9 exam, we worked the streets. Rudy was a
very social dog who liked people and other animals. He especially liked
our home cat and was his friend. They often they slept together.
The first months together on patrol were not the easiest ones. Rudy wanted
to be petted by everyone. It was hard to believe that he ever would become
a great police dog. This changed when we, as a part of Dutch riot police,
had to go to our first soccer match in Holland. When he saw all the
hooligans in front of him, he became very enthusiastic and several times
he tried to bite them. When the real riots began, he was so anxious to
bite someone, he accidentally bit a Lieutenant of our P.D. Not the right
person, but a good bite! After that first bite, Rudy learned very quickly
and became a great K-9.
In the
years that followed Rudy saved his boss and fellow officers more than once
when they had to deal with aggression and several burglars that he found.
One special call, Rudy and I responded and will never ever forget. It was
during the summer season when a lot of people, from all over Europe, come
to the Dutch beaches. A big fight started at a camping place. Over 40 people
were fighting each other and several people were stabbed. When Rudy and
I arrived at the scene I saw one guy stabbing people. The only thing I
could do was to let Rudy attack this guy. Rudy bit the guy in the arm and
immediately the he started to strangle Rudy and felt down on top of Rudy.
The guy really wanted to kill Rudy. A fight for life or death started.
Rudy won the fight and the guy had to be taken to a hospital, badly hurt.
His arm never recovered completely from this fight. When Rudy was nine
years old, it looked like he was becoming an old man. In training it looked
like he was constantly in pain. According to the vet his hips were damaged
because of all the training and hard labor. It was time to retire. My whole
family loved Rudy and everyone was ready to give him a great retirement.
When my family and I went away for a holiday, Rudy was taken care of at
the K-9 unit. His situation became worse. Colleagues of mine brought
Rudy to the vet and than they discovered that he was suffering from cancer.
He was in such great pain and his condition was so bad, that the K-9 staff
decided to euthanize him on humanitarian grounds. After I got home from
holiday I heard that Rudy died. The K-9 that was my partner for 6.5 years
was gone. The way I lost him still hurts. I should have been with him those
last moments. Rudy was a great animal, a great friend and probably the
best K-9 every officer could ever have.
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