Hamilton County

Ohio Police K9 Memorial

A 501(c)3 Corporation

SPONSORED dogs are so noted. They may be sponsored for $30 on the Sponsor a K9 page. K9s listed in RED are not on the memorial and, if sponsored, will be included on the next wall.
This list is not comprehensive - if you see any errors or can provide additional information, please email us at ohiopoliceK9memorial@gmail.com.

Hamilton County

Amberley Village Police

Retired

**SPONSORED CREED 2016-2024 Handler: Andrea Alt

Anderson Township Police

**SPONSORED NICO Handler: Bill Wolterman EOW – 02/27/2016

Arlington Heights Police Department

KRYSTAL Handler: Brian Vaughn
**SPONSORED LUCKY Handler: Brian Vaughn

Blue Ash Police Department

BO 1980-1981 Handler: John Batchler
**SPONSORED BOSTON 1972-1979 Handler: Paul Wilder
KODY 1994-2002 Handler: Jim Wimmers
**SPONSORED LEXX 1995-2003 Handler: Dave Julien EOW - 02/11/2003
NICO 2007-2014 Handler: Chris Zielenski EOW - 05/10/2014
OZZY 2003-2007 Handler: Chris Zielenski EOW - 2007
**SPONSORED ROMMEL 1985-1993 Handler: Skip Holderbaum EOW - 01/28/1994
SHADOW 1985-1995 Handler: Dave Julien
SHANE 1981-1985 Handler: John Batchler

Retired

MAGNUM 2002-2008 Handler: Bobb Rockel

Current

**SPONSORED CASH Handler: Todd Stewart
RUBY 2019-Present Handler: Erik Nelson

Cheviot Police Division

**SPONSORED CHARLIE 2009-2017 Handler: Jeff Patton EOW - 10/13/2017

Retired

**SPONSORED KUNO 2017-2023 Handler: Jeff Patton

Cincinnati Police Department

According to the Cincinnati Enquirer of 9 October 1960, Cincinnati's first experiment in the use of dogs for police work occured when two Cincinnati police officers were sent to training with the St. Louis police to learn how to handle the four-footed recruits.

**SPONSORED ADOLPH 1991-1993 Handler: Barb Ruff
**SPONSORED AEGOR 1996-2003 Handler: Bob Boyce EOW – 03/13/2003
**SPONSORED AJAX 1976-1986 Handler: Bob Plum
**SPONSORED ARGUS 1993-2002 Handler: Tony Wagers / Lonnie Brock
**SPONSORED ARNO 1960-1968 Handler: Tom Harvey
**SPONSORED ARNOLD 1986-1991 Handler: Tom Prem
**SPONSORED BACH 1996-2003 Handler: Dave Kennedy EOW – 12/29/2005
**SPONSORED Panel 5, Line 20 - BAK 2007-? Handler: Jen Ernst EOW - 2016
**SPONSORED BANDIT 1981-1987 Handler: Gerry Norton EOW – 04/16/1987 LODD**
**SPONSORED BARON 1971-1979 Handler: Kenny Hergert
**SPONSORED BARON 1986-1987 Handler: Joe Priestle
**SPONSORED BART 1991-1991 Handler: Ed Farris
**SPONSORED BEAR 1984-1990 Handler: Eddie Brock
**SPONSORED BLACK 1996-2001 Handler: Tony Upchurch
**SPONSORED BORIS 2008-2011 Handler: Donny Meece EOW - 07/03/2020
**SPONSORED BRONSON 1989-1994 Handler: Jim Oliver / Mark Briede
**SPONSORED CAIRO 2014-2022 Handler: Mike Harper EOW - 11/29/2022
**SPONSORED CASS 1964-1971 Handler: Charlie May
**SPONSORED CHARLIE 1981-1987 Handler: Bill Loose EOW - 1991
**SPONSORED CISCO 2002-2006 Handler: Dawn Keating
**SPONSORED CLIFF 1981-1986 Handler: Jim Oliver
**SPONSORED CLINT 1994-1997 Handler: John Mercado
**SPONSORED COLONEL 1970-1973 Handler: Jack Basham
**SPONSORED CONDOR 1972-1975 Handler: Harold Weisbrodt EOW – 1975 LODD**
**SPONSORED CONWAY 1993-1998 Handler: Mike Neville
**SPONSORED DAKOTA 2001-2007 Handler: Tony White
**SPONSORED DEACON 1973-1982 Handler: Tom Martin
**SPONSORED DENNY 1972-1976 Handler: Roger Meyer
**SPONSORED DEUCE ?-2024 Handler: Corey Bonner EOW - 05/15/2024
**SPONSORED DUKE 1961-1963 Handler: Joe St. Hilaire
**SPONSORED DUKE 1981-1984 Handler: Greg Brockhoff
**SPONSORED DUKE 1986-1994 Handler: Lonnie Brock
**SPONSORED DUKE 2011-? Handler: Pat Murray EOW - 05/30/2023
**SPONSORED DYNAMITE "DYNA" 2002-2006 Handler: Greg Ventre
**SPONSORED ELEX 1973-1981 Handler: George Smith
**SPONSORED GUNTHER 2001-2009 Handler: Scott Duncan
**SPONSORED HANDSOME 1898-1912 Handler: Jim O'Neill EOW - 1912
**SPONSORED IKE ?-2016 Handler: Kenny Kober EOW - 3/22/2019
**SPONSORED JAKE 1986-1993 Handler: Steve Fromhold
**SPONSORED JAKE 2002-2011 Handler: Specialist Pat Murray EOW - 2011
**SPONSORED JAEGER 2010-2019 Handler: Tim Pappas EOW - 07/01/2019
**SPONSORED JARRO 2001-2004 Handler: Rob Rosey EOW – 11/28/2005
**SPONSORED JET 1968-1972 Handler: Art Jones
**SPONSORED JUNO 2009-2010 Handler: Brian Trotta EOW – 08/12/2010
**SPONSORED KAISER 1971-1981 Handler: Bill King
**SPONSORED KING 1961-1965 Handler: Walt Hanlon
**SPONSORED KING 1968-1972 Handler: Bob Meymann
**SPONSORED KUMA 1991-1991 Handler: Mark Vennemeier
**SPONSORED LASER 2001-2009 Handler: Tim Pappas
**SPONSORED LUBO 1996-1999 Handler: Terri Theetge
**SPONSORED LUGER 1993-2002 Handler: Mike Neville
**SPONSORED LUKE II 1993-1998 Handler: Dan Nickum
**SPONSORED MATEJ 2007-? Handler: Jason Ader EOW-2019
**SPONSORED MAVERICK 1987-1988 Handler: Gerry Norton
**SPONSORED MAX 1961-1965 Handler: Jim Kirk EOW – June 1965
**SPONSORED MAX 1968-1974 Handler: Bill Bennett
**SPONSORED MAXIMUS 2001-2005 Handler: Officer John Neal EOW - 2013
**SPONSORED NATE 1987-1993 Handler: Joe Priestle
**SPONSORED NICO 2002-2004 Handler: Dave Dougherty EOW - 2015
**SPONSORED OLEX 1973-1981 Handler: Jim Oliver
**SPONSORED O'MALLEY 1989-1993 Handler: Bob Plum
**SPONSORED OTTO 2010-2017 Handler: Mark McChristian EOW - 09/23/2018
**SPONSORED PALADIN 2010-2012 Handler: Dave Kennedy EOW - 03/22/2018
**SPONSORED PEPPY 1973-1978 Handler: Richard Pahner
**SPONSORED PUP 1970-1973 Handler: Dick Tessendorf
**SPONSORED RADAR 2004-2011 Handler: Mike Brogen EOW - 2011
**SPONSORED RAMBO 1987-1997 Handler: Bill Loose
**SPONSORED REX 2006-2012 Handler: Mike Ammann EOW - 2012
**SPONSORED RINGO 1961-1968 Handler: Mike Parker
**SPONSORED RINGO II 1970-1973 Handler: Ray Schad
**SPONSORED ROCKY 1965-1968 Handler: Jim Kirk
**SPONSORED ROCKY 1991-1993 Handler: Dan Nickum
**SPONSORED ROMMEL 1972-1978 Handler: Bob Meymann
**SPONSORED SAM 1981-1986 Handler: Mike Brunner
**SPONSORED SAMPSON 1976-1978 Handler: Harold Weisbrodt
**SPONSORED SAMSON 1984-1992 Handler: Bob Liston
**SPONSORED SARGE 1974-1983 Handler: George Rudemiller
**SPONSORED SARGE II 1976-1983 Handler: Jim Perry
**SPONSORED SCOUT 2003-2010 Handler: Dave Kennedy EOW - 2011
**SPONSORED SHADOW 1991-1996 Handler: Ron Avant
**SPONSORED SHANE 1973-1975 Handler: Terry Kramer
**SPONSORED SHEP 1965-1971 Handler: Joe Kline
**SPONSORED SHOGUN 1981-1984 Handler: Tom Wood
**SPONSORED SHOGUN 1991-1995 Handler: Steve Makin
**SPONSORED SMOKEY 1960-1967 Handler: George McNair
**SPONSORED SMOKEY 1984-1986 Handler: Tom Prem
**SPONSORED SMOKEY II 1961-1968 Handler: Hank Snodderly
**SPONSORED STORMY 1973-1981 Handler: Cleon Wingard
**SPONSORED TACOMA 2015-? Handler: Micheal Bricker
**SPONSORED TANK 2010-2017 Handler: Tony Bischoff EOW - 11/13/2019
**SPONSORED TED 1961-1968 Handler: John Virgin/Bob Meymann
**SPONSORED TITUS 2005-2013 Handler: John Neal EOW - 2014
**SPONSORED TRAMP 1984-1991 Handler: Greg Brockhoff
**SPONSORED TROOPER 1961-1968 Handler: Jack Schneider
**SPONSORED TUNDRA 2007-2014 EOW - 2014
**SPONSORED TURBO 1986-1990 Handler: Aaron Taylor
**SPONSORED VICTOR 2001-2007 Handler: Martin Odom EOW - 2012
**SPONSORED WHITNEY
**SPONSORED WINDSOR 1991-1996 Handler: Mike Zwick
**SPONSORED YARO 2015-? Handler: Dane Billingsley EOW - 07/25/2024
**SPONSORED ZACK 1993-2001 Handler: Ed Farris

Retired

BEAR 2005-2014 Handler: Eli Orth
**SPONSORED BOOMER 1997-2007 Handler: Bernie Erwin
BRONCO 2012-? Handler: Corey Bonner
CASTRO 2005-2011 Handler: Ryan Hudson
CEASAR 2004-2011 Handler: John Mendoza
CHICA 2011-2012 Handler: Bernie Erwin
CYRUS 2003-2011 Handler: Bob Boyce
**SPONSORED DIESEL 2009-2013 Handler: Scott McManis
GUS 2011-2018 Handler: Mark Williams
HECTOR 2011-2013 Handler: Donny Meece
KASCH 2014-? Handler: Jason Hesselbrock
OSCAR 2002-2006 Handler: Mike Amaann
PEDRO 2015-? Handler: Donny Meece
RECON 2007-2013 Handler: Tony White
**SPONSORED ZEUS 2015-2019 Handler: Michael Bricker

Current

AXEL Handler: Steve Fromhold / John Mendoza
BOSCO 2017-Present Handler: Tony Bischoff
BUDDY 2017-Present Handler: Mark McChristian
CLARAN ?-Present Handler: Josh Wallet
CZAR 2017-Present Handler: Eli Orth
DOZER Handler: Sean Woods
DRAGO 2017-Present Handler: Brett Thomas
**SPONSORED FELIX 2019-Present Handler: Tony Enger
JONES Handler: Jerry Hodges / John Neal
**SPONSORED KANE Handler: Colleen Deegan
LOKI 2018-Present Handler: Kelly Reindl
MALACHI ?-Present Handler: Donny Meece
MATTIS 2017-Present Handler: Sean Woods
MAX Handler: Phil Stoup
**SPONSORED MURPHY 2019-Present Handler: Mark Williams
NITRO 2015-Present Handler: Micheal Bricker
PORTER Handler: Braden Mentz
**SPONSORED SICARIA Handler: Jason Ader
TACOMA Handler: Micheal Bricker
ZENO ?-Present Handler: Jason Hesselbrock

Cleves Police Department

MAJOR 1991-? Handler: Dennis Brooks

Retired

BEAR Handler: Cliff Weight

Colerain Township Police

**SPONSORED LORD Handler: Bob Judy
ROCKY Handler: John Cole

Current

KUDO 2015-Present Handler: Brian Huntington
TAOS 2017-Present Handler: Robert Brinkman
TAZ ?-Present Handler: Zack Meyer

Conrail Police Department

BARON Handler: Jim Rolf
**SPONSORED SCHMIDT Handler: Jim Rolf
THUNDER Handler: Jim Rolf

Deer Park Police Department

**SPONSORED DUKE Handler: Joe Schlie

Delhi Township Police Department

**SPONSORED LUGER 2009-2014 Handler: Brian M Weldele / Bill Roberts EOW - 04/25/2019
NARCO 1993-2003 Handler: Kevin Keehan
ORSO 1995-? Handler: Jon Cole

Current

**SPONSORED LEVI 2014-Present Handler: Jeff Miller

Elmwood Place Police Department

DINO 1993-? Handler: James Toles

Evendale Police Department

**SPONSORED FAX Handler: Bill Goller**

Fairfax Police Department

The three-dog canine corps was instituted in 1967 and was the first K9 unit in any suburban Hamilton County Police Department (The Cincinnati Enquirer 15 Aug 1975)

**SPONSORED BO 70s Handler: Dan Chilton
**SPONSORED KING OF CARLE (Donated from Cincinnati PD) Handler: Robert Meyman (CPD)/Paul Ferrara EOW - 1973**
KING II Handler: John Benner
MAX (also Forest Park) 70s Handler: Dan Chilton
TOBY Handler: Paul Ferrara

Forest Park Police Department

BEAR Handler: Jeff Larsh
DUKE Handler: Jeff Larsh
**SPONSORED DUTCH 2007-2016 Handler: Greg Stidd EOW - 08/03/2017
FRITZ 2003-2004 Handler: Mike Hackman
ISCO Handler: Mike Hackman
**SPONSORED KAISER Handler: Ned Foy / Paul Thompson
PRINCESS Handler: Jim Meyer / Bob Huber / Bob Schwaeble
**SPONSORED REBEL Handler: Jim Meyer
NERO 2004-2007 Handler: Mike Hackman / Jeff Larsh
SHADOW Handler: Scott Hamilton
TRAPPER Handler: Dave Diebel EOW - 1992

Current

TANGO 2018-Present Handler: Jake Tamaska

Golf Manor Police Department

** SPONSORED TIBO 2002-2005 Handler: Matt Haverkamp**

Current

Chief 2018-Present Handler: Michael Forrest

Green Township Police

**SPONSORED DINO 2011-2017 Handler: Dale Stanley / Anthony Leidenbor EOW - 09/26/2017
**SPONSORED RUDY FD Accelerant Detection Handler: Steve Caylor EOW - 03/02/2020

Retired

**SPONSORED FLETCH Handler: Chris Stone

Current

**SPONSORED RAIDER 2018-Present Handler: Anthony Leidenbor

Greenhills Police Department

DUNN Handler: Matt Johnson
**SPONSORED FAXON (FD) ?-2016 Handler: Anthony Leidenbor

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

ARKO 1990-1998 Handler: Mike Hartzler
ASPEN 2000-? Handler: Steve Fischesser
**SPONSORED BAK 1999-2006 Handler: Troy Swearingen
BARE 1998-2001 Handler: Troy Swearingen / Rob Stallings
CLINT 1998-1999 Handler: Brian Shepherd
**SPONSORED DUKE 1988-1991 Handler: Mike Horton / Rick Sweeney
GREG 1997-2005 Handler: John Bise
**SPONSORED HAMMER 1991-1998 Handler: Rick Sweeney EOW - 3/25/2001
**SPONSORED KID 2008-2014 Handler: Steve Fischesser EOW - 2014
**SPONSORED KODI 2013-2021 Handler: Chad Wickman EOW - 04/23/2023
**SPONSORED KORA 2006-2014 Handler: Troy Swearingen EOW - 2014
MAGNUM 1992-2002 Handler: Steve Morningstar
**SPONSORED MATTIE 2003-? Handler: Troy Swearingen EOW - 2015
**SPONSORED MATZI Handler: Kevin Koo EOW - 02/15/2019
ROCCO 2002-2009 Handler: Dan Kissing EOW - 04/01/2010
ROCKY (10) 2005-? Handler: Joe Heidemann EOW - 06/12/2018
SPONSORED ROCKY (22) 2007-06/01/2018 Handler: Tony Lange EOW - 12/7/2018
**SPONSORED VAX Handler: Dan Bemerer EOW - 01/25/2021

Retired

BO Handler: Chris Arnold
BRITA Handler: John Bise
DIK Handler: Chad Wardwell
KNUT Handler: Dan Kissing
MARSHALL Handler: Jason Elliott
NERO Handler: Dan Bemerer
ROY Handler: Tom Gutman
SHERIFF Handler: Joe Mitsch / Mark Breyer
TIMO Handler: Bill Woltermann

Current

ARES 2018-Present Handler: William Holmes
ARGO 2018-Present Handler: Joseph Huddleston
BROCK 2016-Present Handler: Todd Tieman
**SPONSORED BOY 2018-Present Handler: Dan Kissing
BRUTUS 2016-Present Handler: Matt Alexander
CHICA Handler: Rick Haun
CLANCY Handler: Rod Housley
FALCO 2022-Present Handler: Dayne Friedhoff
KREE Handler: Jason Elliott
KYLO ?-Present Handler: Tony Lange
LUGER Handler: Steve Fischesser
MAX Handler: Joe Heidemann/Jake Parton
NICO Handler: Bill Woltermann
**SPONSORED SNIPER Handler: Troy Swearingen

Harrison Police Department

CLANCY Handler: Terrence Lowry
REX Handler: Don Benjamin

Lincoln Heights Police Department

**SPONSORED BLACKIE Handler: George Jackson
ERO Handler: Joe Euton

Lockland Police Department

CUFFS Handler: Scott Witsken
PIRAT Handler: Brian Vaughn

Loveland Police Department

**SPONSORED ARGO 2000-2006 Handler: Jose Alejandro EOW - 2010
** SPONSORED AZAR Handler: Jose Alejandro EOW – 01/04/2016
**SPONSORED MACK 2015-2022 Handler: Kyle Bibelhausen EOW - 12/01/2022

Current

**SPONSORED CRUZ 2022-Present Handler: Kyle Bibelhausen

Maderia Police Department

Current

**SPONSORED ONYX 2022-Present Handler: Ed Farris Jr

Montgomery Police Department

Current

**SPONSORED RICKY 2019-Present Handler: Alex Janszen

Mount Healthy Police Department

**SPONSORED YAWNIE Handler: John Lagory

North College Hill Police Department

**SPONSORED NIKO Handler: Ryan Schrand EOW - 2017

Current

**SPONSORED ONIL 2016-Present Handler: Jay Manning

Norwood Police Department

Norwood instituted its K9 force in 1970. (The Cincinnati Enquirer 15 Aug 1975)

**SPONSORED AMOR 2012-2019 Handler: Mike Borchers EOW - 11/21/2021
**SPONSORED ATLAS 1984-1985 Handler: Joe Dipietrantonio EOW - 01/27/1993
**SPONSORED AXEL 2000-2008 Handler: Joe Dipietrantonio EOW - 04/22/2012
**SPONSORED DUKE 1971-1977 Handler: Tom Williams
**SPONSORED TROOPER 1971-1978 Handler: Paul Cain

Current

**SPONSORED SIR BEAUREGARD aka "BEAU" 2019-Present Handler: Phil Harvey

Reading Police Department

TROOPER Handler: James Adams

Reds Public Safety Department

**SPONSORED GATOR (formerly Amelia PD) ?-2023 Handler: Craig Heintzelman EOW - 08/04/2024
**SPONSORED SIGGY (formerly Amelia PD) 2017-2020 Handler: Craig Heintzelman EOW - 06/07/2021

Retired

**SPONSORED PAISLEY (formerly Amelia PD) 2017-2023 Handler: Craig Heintzelman

Springdale Police Division

SMOKEY Handler: Joe Turre
TROOPER Handler: Dave Buschmann

Springfield Township Police

**SPONSORED BANACHEK 80s Handler: Dave Heimpold
BANDIT 1993-? Handler: Greg Huber
BEAR Handler: Greg Huber
CHASE Handler: Paul Rook
FRITZ 1992-? Handler: Paul Rook
JAX Handler: Greg Huber
**SPONSORED MARS Handler: Marty Case
**SPONSORED PRINCE 70s Handler: Mike Cotton
ROCKY Handler: Rob Browder / Nancy Richter

Retired

**SPONSORED PAKO 2015-2021 Handler: Jim Scheeler

Current

AXEL 2021-Present Handler: Jim Scheeler
**SPONSORED RANGER Handler: Dan Carter
ZABO Handler: Zach Davis

Sycamore Township

HARKO (contracted with Hamilton County) 1987-1993 Handler: Chuck Gordan / Dave Spitzmueller
WARTO 1993-2001 (contracted with Hamilton County) Handler: Mark Schoonover

Terrace Park Police Department

**SPONSORED BEAR Handler: Mike Wright

Current

**SPONSORED JUSTICE Handler: Dave Hoffman

University of Cincinnati Police Department

Current

BOOMER Handler: Rob Doherty
DOZER Handler: Lance Long
HARLEY 2019-Present Handler: Lori Cronin

Woodlawn Police Department

**SPONSORED CLYDE 2014-2016 Handler: George Wells EOW - 09/06/2018
**SPONSORED NICO Handler: George Wells EOW - 07/09/2016
WOLF Handler: Aaron Tillman

Current

DAKAR 2016-Present Handler: George Wells