Troop C mourns the loss of K9 Matti

It is with deep regret and sadness that the New York State Police at Troop "C" announces the loss of K9 Matti.

K9 Matti who worked with his partner Trooper Chris May has passed away. K9 Matti was stationed out of SP Binghamton, his specialty was explosives.

Troopers and Matti's family honored him for his final walk out on Wednesday at Day Hollow Animal Hospital. His family put it best, Matti was born to love, trained to serve and loyal to the end. K9 Matti #1722 EOW 11/27/24.

K9 Matti was named after Corporal Harold C. Mattice who was was killed on April 28, 1923, while attempting to arrest a subject for arson. After investigating a barn fire in Morris, Corporal Mattice and his partner went to a residence and to search for the suspect. The subject, out on bail for rape, was armed with a shotgun and a rifle when he shot and killed Corporal Mattice in the attic of the house.