From left, Sgt. Terry Tifft, K9 Riggs, State Rep. Amanda Nedweski and Sheriff David Zoerner.
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Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office K9 Riggs, shot when he stopped a fleeing homicide suspect on Oct. 21, 2021, was released from a veterinary hospital a few days later with dozens of law enforcement officers, first responders and police dogs turning out to honor him and his handler, Deputy Terry Tifft. Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Herring, who treated Riggs, brought him outside to Tifft.
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Kenosha County Sheriff’s Sgt. Terry Tifft, left, becomes emotional as he recalls training police dog Riggs at an event in October 2024 to celebrate Riggs' retirement and raise funds for the county K9 unit.
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Kenosha Sheriff’s Department Deputy Terry Tifft and his K-9 partner, Riggs, leave the Kenosha County Courthouse after the sentencing in 2023 of the man who shot Riggs in the head during the man’s arrest. The K9 Riggs Act, a bill to increase criminal penalties for intentionally injuring or killing a law enforcement or fire service animal, was signed into law Friday, the same day K9 Riggs, the act’s namesake, died.
After more than a decade, Kenosha County Sheriff's Department's most famous police dog showed up for work for the last time Sunday. But, Riggs, an 11-year-old German shepherd who has accompanied handler sheriff's department Sgt. Terry Tifft on thousands of missions, didn't have sniff out drugs, track lost residents or even chase down the bad guy on this day. It was all chill as he attended his retirement party with hundreds of adoring fans to fawn, pet and wish him well at Kenosha's Parkway Chateau.
Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office K9 Riggs, shot when he stopped a fleeing homicide suspect on Oct. 21, 2021, was released from a veterinary hospital a few days later with dozens of law enforcement officers, first responders and police dogs turning out to honor him and his handler, Deputy Terry Tifft. Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Herring, who treated Riggs, brought him outside to Tifft.
Kenosha County Sheriff’s Sgt. Terry Tifft, left, becomes emotional as he recalls training police dog Riggs at an event in October 2024 to celebrate Riggs' retirement and raise funds for the county K9 unit.
Kenosha Sheriff’s Department Deputy Terry Tifft and his K-9 partner, Riggs, leave the Kenosha County Courthouse after the sentencing in 2023 of the man who shot Riggs in the head during the man’s arrest. The K9 Riggs Act, a bill to increase criminal penalties for intentionally injuring or killing a law enforcement or fire service animal, was signed into law Friday, the same day K9 Riggs, the act’s namesake, died.
