Retired Police Dog Quinn, attached to Brisbane Dog Squad, tragically passed away on July 11, aged 12.
His service commenced with Brisbane Dog Squad in December 2012 before retiring in December 2017.
PD Quinn and Senior Sergeant Sean Baxendell were a formidable team, who held offenders to account and brought answers to families of missing people across Queensland.
Senior Sergeant Baxendell recalls one occasion where PD Quinn was able to identify a concealed grave which helped solve a homicide investigation in 2013.
“An international visitor went missing in South Brisbane and a homicide investigation was commenced,” he said.
“At the time, there was no evidence of the missing person and the suspects at the time, were due to leave the country.
“PD Quinn was deployed to a number of sites and located the missing person’s body in a concealed grave in Algester. Subsequently, the suspects were arrested prior to leaving the country.
“Without PD Quinn’s acute ability to detect human remains, there would be a family without answers today.”
On another occasion, PD Quinn tracked two offenders wanted for armed robbery at Ipswich. They were located by PD Quinn in a make shift tunnel in floodwaters two hours after evading police and PolAir.
PD Quinn was also one of 10 police dogs who undertook specialist tactical training for G20 and was deployed to the state’s Far North for the event. He was also awarded the Canine Service Award by the German Shepherd Dog Council of Australia in 2017.
Senior Sergeant Baxendell’s bond with PD Quinn was like no other.
“My family and I are heartbroken with Quinn’s passing, he has left a big hole in our hearts.
“We were inseparable, even in retirement I used to bring him to work where he stood guard and greeted all those who visited our office.
“He will be missed.”
PD Quinn served with honour, and it was an honour to serve with him.
