Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit

01/30/2026

Today we remember K9 Rocco who paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date twelve years ago. Rocco died protecting the citizens of Pittsburgh, his fellow police officers and his handler Officer Phil Lerza.

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.”

RIP Rocco your sacrifice will never be forgotten..

As a result of Rocco’s sacrifice, Rocco’s Law was passed. Under the law, hurting or killing a police dog would be a second-degree felony and carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

12/19/2025

10/08/2025

Recently the Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit went through K-9 CPR/First Aid.

Thank you to the County Animal Rescue Team and the Pennsylvania Animal Response Team for giving our handlers the knowledge they need!

06/12/2025

RIP K9 Miky, your energy and your enthusiasm for the job will be missed.

02/26/2025

RIP K9 Magnus

02/05/2025

RIP K9 Preacher..

01/30/2025

Zaza Zaza is a great addition to our K9 Unit.

ZaZa, a police officer, is a specially trained electronic storage detection dog — the only one of her kind in Western Pennsylvania and one of just nine in the state.

01/30/2025

Today we remember K9 Rocco who paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date eleven years ago. Rocco died protecting the citizens of Pittsburgh, his fellow police officers and his handler Officer Phil Lerza.

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.”

RIP Rocco your sacrifice will never be forgotten..

As a result of Rocco’s sacrifice, Rocco’s Law was passed. Under the law, hurting or killing a police dog would be a second-degree felony and carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

01/18/2025

ROCKY GOES HOME | On Wednesday, K-9 Rocky tracked down the man investigators say killed Brazoria Co. Deputy Jesus Vargas. That suspect shot Rocky twice before being killed. Today, Rocky left the hospital.

Full story and video: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/k-9-rocky-released-hospital-shot-vargas-davis/285-19bb7fe0-b0fb-47c8-bfa2-016310cab28d?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KHOU_11_News

01/17/2025

The dog, a year-and-a-half old Belgian Malinois, was shot two times and remained in stable condition on Wednesday evening.

01/16/2025

PRAYING FOR K9 ROCKY!!

K9 Rocky with the U.S. Marshals Special Operations Group is a 1½ year old Belgian Malinois that found the suspect in the shooting death of Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Vargas.

That suspect hid and shot Rocky multiple times in the neck after he sniffed him out in a dumpster. K9 Rocky is in stable condition and is expected to recover. What a good boy! 🐾

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