K-9

Dax, a police dog who once saved his partner’s life, received a special honor at his retirement after more than a decade of service.

A Maine police dog has some extra protection in the field thanks to a Massachusetts non-profit and a Maine woman’s generosity. Dutch, a Maine State Police K-9, has been sporting a sharp new bullet- and stab-proof vest for over a month. The 21-month-old Dutch shepherd puppy is trained for patrol and drug enforcement work and has already been out...

A police dog in Maine is getting some extra protection thanks to a local woman’s generosity.

Many K-9s deployed overseas as part of a State Department program intended to help partner countries detect and prevent terror attacks suffer or die from neglect by their foreign handlers, according to a report from the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General.

The Quincy Police department this week said goodbye to a beloved police dog who died earlier this month. The department said in a Facebook post that it laid K-9 Major to rest Wednesday, four days after he died from a medical emergency. The German Shepherd and his handler, Officer Ken Wood, helped protect attendants of the Boston Marathon for the…

A former police K-9 is up for adoption after he lost his leg and his job to cancer.

Two people in New Hampshire are being charged with robbery after an alleged armed home invasion in Alexandria Thursday around 6:15 a.m., according to New Hampshire State Police. Officials say Jessica Evans, 23, and Matthew Gedney, 36, allegedly robbed the home on Lynn Ave armed and wearing ski masks. The suspects fled the scene and police deployed a K-9 to...

A Massachusetts community helped its police department say goodbye to its K-9 that had been battling an untreatable form of cancer with a final ride through the city on Thursday. Saugus Police K-9 Bruin’s “One Final Ride” kicked off just after 11:30 a.m. with a procession of 30 police cruisers taking him through the streets of Saugus and other North...

An MBTA Transit Police Officer and his furry companion stopped a robbery in Dorchester Thursday evening.

Thirty-one hours after a real estate salesman was killed inside a model home in a new community in Hanover, Maryland, Anne Arundel County police announced a teenager had been taken into custody for the murder.

A family dog became a K-9 officer for a day after an emergency left their beloved pooch in the care of a Boston Police Department officer.

A Santa Ana police dog was getting a lot of love and affection on Tuesday as he underwent surgery on his jaw after he lost teeth biting a wanted parolee after a chase.

A man is in custody following a police chase from Framingham to Boston.

Authorities are looking for a man who went into the woods of Spencer Sunday after a dispute, according to Massachusetts State Police.

The Massachusetts State Police and other local officials are monitoring the situation in New York after an attempted terror attack Monday morning.

Marion County Sheriff’s Office say a detective found a wanted John Stephens at his central Florida home Monday.

Federal agents on Tuesday joined K-9 units and helicopters combing a rural community near the North Carolina coast where a 3-year-old girl disappeared after being put to bed, NBC News reported. The disappearance of Mariah Kay Woods prompted a statewide Amber Alert and authorities to search wooded areas in Jacksonville where the family lives, including the grounds of Camp Lejeune,...

The volunteers tasked with searching for 3-year-old Sherin Mathews say they believed they would be able to bring the little girl home.

A state police trooper accidentally killed his K-9 partner when trying to protect it from a pit bull attack during a search of a New York residence. Police say troopers were helping the Lewis County sheriff’s office search a residence in the eastern Adirondacks late Monday when the pit bull ran out of the house and began attacking Trooper Shaun...