Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas
End of Watch Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Add to My HeroesRoscoe
K9 Roscoe was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-45, in Leon County, while assisting in the search for a subject who fled on foot during a traffic stop.
Several agencies were requested to assist in the search, and a team of tracking dogs was sent from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Boyd Unit. The tracking team located the subject at the end of a service road near the interstate at approximately 7:00 pm. Roscoe was struck and killed by a vehicle moments later.
One pound of marijuana was located in the subject's car. He was subsequently charged with interfering with a service animal, evading arrest, and possession.
Bio
- Breed Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Gender Male
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Struck by vehicle
- Offender Arrested
Most Recent Reflection
View all 47 ReflectionsRIP K9 Roscoe, see you on the otherside of the Rainbow Bridge! Thank you, your handler & all TDCJ K9 units for your unwavering service! Veya con dios, mi amigos!!
Roberta J Allen, TDCJ
Faire Winds & Following Seas
May 16, 2014
Other LODD Deaths
Agent Alfred Zanyet-Pérez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
End of Watch: 2019-02-16
Detective Brian Simonsen
New York City Police Department, NY
End of Watch: 2019-02-12
Police Officer Matthew Rittner
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
End of Watch: 2019-02-06
Trooper Lucas Bartley Dowell
Virginia State Police, VA
End of Watch: 2019-02-04
Detective William Lee Brewer
Clermont County Sheriff's Office, OH
End of Watch: 2019-02-02
Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, US
End of Watch: 2019-02-02
Corporal Shane Totty
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
End of Watch: 2019-02-01
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Bryan "LJ" Ryer, Jr.
Glascock County Sheriff's Office, GA
End of Watch: 2019-01-29
Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Norman D. Merkel
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
End of Watch: 2019-01-16