COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal celebrated the retirement of Ignitable Liquid Detection K-9 Finnegan “Finn” Tuesday afternoon. The Division held a special send-off ceremony at its campus in Reynoldsburg to recognize the labrador retriever’s distinguished nine-year career, which involved serving alongside fire investigators throughout the state, primarily in southern Ohio. Starting Wednesday, […]
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Ontario Police Dept. mourns unexpected passing of K-9 officer Fender
An Ontario Police Department K-9 officer unexpectedly died Monday while being boarded at a professional trainer’s kennel.
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Mansfield City Council says ‘Good Boy!’ to K-9 Mekel after six years of service
Mansfield City Council on Wednesday honored K-9 Mekel, who recently retired after six years of service in the MPD.
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Mansfield Police Dept. gets OK to purchase two new K-9 vehicles
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Police Department will soon have two new cruisers equipped for K-9 partners. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday approved a request from Chief Jason Bammann to spend $152,265.54 for the two fully-equipped 2026 Dodge Durango vehicles from Jim Shorkey Ford in White Oak, Pa. The base price for each vehicle […]
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Bucyrus police K-9 sniffs out suspected crack cocaine, oxycodone during car stop
BUCYRUS — A drug-sniffing K-9 helped Bucyrus police arrest two people from outside Crawford County on Saturday night. At about 7:10 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of South Walnut and East Charles streets, according a Bucyrus Police Department press release on Monday. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Derek Kleman, […]
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Mohican Park Lodge to host wood carvings of military dogs
LOUDONVILLE — The dog is the “totem animal” of the human being and many heroic stories can be told and remembered through this special bond between dog and human companion. There is no stronger bond than the one forged in the stress and heat of battle where both dog and handler too often sacrifice their […]
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Two new Richland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 units ready to take a bite out of crime
MANSFIELD — K-9s Turbo and Jax are on the case in Richland County. Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon, who worked as a K-9 handler four decades ago when he was a deputy in the department, introduced the two new K-9 officers and their handlers on Wednesday afternoon. The department has not had a K-9 officer since […]