Memorials to Fallen K-9s 
 2003 page 13 
The F.A.S.T. Co. donates sets of 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
In Loving Memory of
K-9 PRESTON
DOD
Belgian Malinois
 
 

Partner:  Officer Darin Dougherty
Columbia Police Department  SC
803 401.8842 

(K-9 Trainer Officer: Andre Williams)
called 5/12/03 again, will call me back. called back  and waiting
for photos of both dogs. etc
Preston
 was on the department for about three years

 

 Notified by Dusty Simon

hit by car got out of kennel
In Loving Memory of
K-9 LILY
DOD
Belgian Malinois
 
 
 

Partner:  Officer Darin Hicks
Columbia Police Department  SC

Lily was still  in training

hanged in kennel with leash, accident

Notified by Dusty Simon
In Loving Memory of
K-9 FERO
April 25, 2003

Partner: Officer Darryl Benedict
Philadelphia Police K-9 Academy  PA
8501 State Rd. - Philadelphia, PA 19136 
215.685.8088

 Steve  tomorrow....  9 - 5  Thurs. for picture. 4/31/03
call tuesday 5/13 call  going to send cards with .gif. 5/20/03

 
Posted on Sat, Apr. 26, 2003  Phila. Inquirer 
Police dog dies after being hit by car in Far Northeast.
A police dog was killed yesterday when it was hit by
a car in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia.
Police said Fero, a 9-year-old German shepherd that did bomb-sniffing work, escaped from the home of it's handler, Officer Darryl Benedict, on Tyrone Road and was struck by the car near Ancona and Medford Roads. The dog was taken to Rhawnhurst Animal Hospital, where it was pronounced
dead shortly after 4:30 p.m., police said. Inspector William Colarulo said Fero's death was "a big loss" for the department.

notified by: Tracey Studer
In Loving Memory of
K-9 MAX
DOD?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Partner: Officer Al Smith
Broward County, FL
954 831.8360

 BROWARD COUNTY FL. HE LOST HIS DOG MAX SHORTLY AFTER  SEPT 11.
HIS NAME IS AL SMITH AND HE IS ASSIGNED TO THE  BOMB SQUAD. MAYBE YOU CAN GET SOMETHING BEFORE  SATURDAY.THE NUMBER TO THE BOMB SQUAD IS 954-831-8360.

Waiting  A. Smith to mail me photos etc.

Dusty S.
In Loving Memory of
K-9 OMAR
April 28, 2003

Partner:  Officer Perry Parks
Medford Police Department/
Public Safety Building
91 Union Street, Medford, NJ 08055
Dispatch - 654-7511

K-9 Omar (Ommie) is a Belgian Malinois.
He is trained in tracking, criminal
apprehension, building search, 
article search, obedience,
agility and narcotics. 
He was 13 when we lost him.
Officer Parks is president-USPCA Region 15
 and a police officer for 21 years.

cards will be maile 5/6/03& recd. T.Y. Perry for you email.
  The phone rang in the middle of the night and I was called into work. I had bronchitis that day.  The police department needed me and Omar for a search of a heavily wooded area for two suspects that committed a sexual assault and were armed with a knife.  I was feeling terrible and Omar was excited because he knew when that phone rang in the middle of the night we were, "going in."  Hearing that a female juvenile was assaulted, I gathered myself up and responded.  I got on location and and commanded Omar to "find them."  Omar ran through the woods like a missle.  I couldn't keep up because from being sick, I couldn't breath.  I lost sight of Omar( a no no in K9) . I heard branches breaking as if something was coming at me.  I shined my flashlight and there was Omar staring at me and trying to get me to follow him.  Omar ran away again, I tried to keep up and lost him again.  I came to a trail and upon shining my light, I again saw Omar looking at me.  He took off again.  I began running down this trail and as I rounded a bend there Omar standing in the middle of the trail looking at me. I approached him.  I said, "find them."  He looked up into the tree.  Guess what? Two scum bags were in the tree.  Omar from the beginning,  apparently chased them up the tree and kept coming back to get me.  Was I his ball and chain or what?  Both suspects apprehended.  The suspects commented to me that they heard something large crashing through the woods and breaking branches.  In their fear they went up the tree.  The big monster was Omar, all 72 pounds of him.  Lord he always made me look good! notified by Dusty S.

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Meet K-9 Odie, present partner
 Officer Parks has been a K-9 officer for 14 years,
& SWAT for 17 years.

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